Bath – The Daily Reporter

Shipbuilders worried about jobs while Navy celebrates ship

BATH, Maine — The stealthy USS Zumwalt joined the Navy during a weekend commissioning ceremony, another destroyer departed for builder trials on Monday and five other warships are under various stages of construction at shipbuilder Bath Iron Works. But many workers don’t see much cause for celebration. Rich Nolan, president of the yard’s biggest union, [...]

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press|2017-04-24T10:03:51-04:00Thursday, October 20, 2016|

Nation’s largest destroyer sets sail to join Navy

BATH, Maine (AP) — The nation’s largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer will join the Navy with a crew that’s the smallest of any destroyer built since the 1930s thanks to extensive automation. The stealthy Zumwalt departed Wednesday from Bath Iron Works to head to its commissioning ceremony with a crew of 147 officers and [...]

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press|2017-04-24T10:07:01-04:00Monday, September 12, 2016|