Naval Combatants
Bath Built is Best Built
World-Class Shipbuilders
We are the lead shipyard for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, one of the longest-running surface combatant programs in U.S. Navy history, and we maintain the most technologically advanced ship in the world, the Zumwalt-class destroyer. Both were designed by the talented shipbuilders of Bath Iron Works.
Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers
Known as the workhorse of the fleet, DDG-51 destroyers provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities and can operate independently or as part of Carrier Strike Groups, Surface Action Groups and Expeditionary Strike Groups.
Zumwalt-class Destroyers
The Zumwalt-class (DDG 1000) is the most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world and is the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers designed to strengthen naval power from the sea.
Bath-Built Ships
A Tradition of Naval Architecture Excellence
As the nation’s premier naval combatant design agent, BIW has a long tradition of naval architecture excellence.
Through collaboration with our customer, we provide a full array of services including concept design, detail design and manufacturing support. We support the new construction efforts for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer as well as future programs.
Our Storied History
BIW Legacy Vault
The BIW Legacy Vault is a lasting archive of photographs, plans and ephemera that chronicles our contribution to American shipbuilding and celebrates the unique place that BIW holds for the people of our state and our country.
The latest from BIW
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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Celebrates Start of Fabrication for Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140)
BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the start of fabrication of the future USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140) today, May 21 at the shipyard’s Structural Fabrication…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Celebrates Start of Fabrication for J. William Middendorf (DDG 138)
BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the start of fabrication of the future USS J. William Middendorf (DDG 138) today, May 19 at the shipyard’s Structural Fabrication…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Breaks Ground on Workforce Housing
BATH, Maine –General Dynamics Bath Iron Works formally broke ground today on a workforce housing development at 150 Congress Avenue in Bath, Maine. With funding support from the United States…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Christens Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
BATH, Maine – On Saturday, September 27, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works christened the U.S. Navy’s newest guided missile destroyer, the future USS Louis H. Wilson (DDG 126). The ship,…
BIW Employees Ride Metro BREEZ for Free until Sept. 30
Bath Iron Works teamed up with MaineDOT, Greater Portland Metro and the City of Bath to formally launch commuter bus transportation between Portland and Bath. In celebration, Metro Executive Director Glenn Fenton announced…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Awarded Contract for Additional DDG 51 Destroyer
BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that the U.S. Navy has exercised an option to add an additional DDG 51…
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