Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of Future William Charette (DDG 130)
August 29, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the keel laying of the future USS William Charette (DDG 130). The U.S. Navy named the ship in honor of the Navy…
USS Greeneville Returns to the Fleet
After a demanding material maintenance period, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) returned to the fleet, battle ready on April 19. With the successful delivery of Greeneville,…
Contract For New Drydock 4 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) awarded Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine, a $112,468,770, fixed-price-award-fee contract for the design-bid-build construction of a new Dry Dock 4 refueling complex onboard…
USCGC Campbell Returns to Temporary Home After Deployment
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC 909) returned to their temporary homeport in Newport RI October 13th following a 75-day multi-mission patrol to the South Florida Straits and Windward Passage.…
Building 178 Bringing the Building Ways into the 21st Century
Visible from across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an impressive structure known as the “Building Ways” (Building 178), with its iconic blue marquee proudly displaying: “Portsmouth Naval…
USS Virginia (SSN 774) Returns to Submarine Capital of the World
USS Virginia (SSN 774), the first in the newest class of fast-attack submarines, completed a change of homeports from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton,…
Future USS Carl Levin Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) successfully completed acceptance trials on December 9th, returning to General Dynamics Corp’s Bath Iron Works (BIW) Bath shipyard after spending two days…