Shipyards · Bath, ME
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works builds Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers for the Navy and had about 6,000 employees per the 2024 Mainebiz Book of Lists. The Navy approved more than $34 million for BIW hiring and retention programs.
- Owner
- General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
- Type
- New construction
- Ownership
- Private
- Segments
- Navy
- Workforce
- 6,000
- Website
- www.gdbiw.com
Hulls built here
| Hull | Name | Program | Status | Launched | Delivered | Planned delivery | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDG-122 | John Basilone | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Delivered | 2022-06-12 | 2024-07-08 | — | Source |
| DDG-124 | Harvey C. Barnum Jr. | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Delivered | 2023-09-27 | 2025-11-17 | — | Source |
| DDG-126 | Louis H. Wilson Jr. | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Launched | 2025-10-10 | — | — | Source |
| DDG-127 | Patrick Gallagher | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Delivered | 2024-10-16 | 2026-05-28 | — | Source |
| DDG-130 | William Charette | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| DDG-132 | Quentin Walsh | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| DDG-134 | John E. Kilmer | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| DDG-136 | Richard G. Lugar | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| DDG-138 | J. William Middendorf | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| DDG-140 | Thomas G. Kelley | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Ordered | — | — | — | Source |
| DDG-144 | Michael G. Mullen | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Ordered | — | — | — | Source |
| DDG-148 | Kyle Carpenter | Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class | Ordered | — | — | — | Source |
Capital projects
Pier Support Center
Bath Iron Works built a four-story, 60,000 sq ft Pier Support Center beside Pier 2, replacing the old boiler shop with workspace, shops and amenities for waterborne DDG 51 mechanics; Mainebiz reported the building at $40 million, funded by General Dynamics and the Navy. BIW reported the center had opened by July 24, 2026.