Bath Iron Works

USA Est. 1884

Maine's premier shipyard and one of the last places in America that still builds warships from the keel up. BIW has been turning out destroyers for the U.S. Navy since before most people had electricity. Today they're the primary builder of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, arguably the most capable surface combatants afloat.

Heritage

Bath has been building ships since the colonial era, and BIW is the institutional distillation of that tradition. The yard survived world wars, corporate acquisitions (now owned by General Dynamics), and the post-Cold War drawdown that killed most American shipyards. The town's motto is 'Bath Built is Best Built,' and nobody in the Navy argues the point.