Bath Iron Works
General Dynamics, Bath, Maine
Bath Iron Works on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, has built ships since 1884 and today designs, builds and maintains U.S. Navy surface warships, mainly destroyers. General Dynamics has owned it since 1995. It built the lead Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, commissioned in 1991.
- Company
- General Dynamics
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1884
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Aerospace and defense
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
U.S. Navy surface warships, chiefly destroyers, plus maintenance and modernization of Navy ships.
Facts
| Products | Designs, builds and maintains highly outfitted, complex surface warships for the U.S. Navy, including destroyers such as DDG 1001 Michael Monsoor (company: gdbiw.com) |
|---|---|
| Parent | Part of General Dynamics Marine Systems (company: gdbiw.com) |
| Founding | Incorporated as Bath Iron Works in 1884 by Civil War veteran Thomas W. Hyde, on the Kennebec River; owned by General Dynamics since 1995 (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| Arleigh Burke class | Built the lead ship USS Arleigh Burke, commissioned in 1991, and many later ships of the class (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| Land Level Transfer Facility | Completed in 2001, changing how hulls are assembled and launched (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in Maine.
Sources
- General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Bath Iron Works (reference, checked November 12, 2026)
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