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U.S. Navy

December 1, 2024

USS Zumwalt Will Be First Ship Armed With Hypersonic Missile

The U. S.

David Sharp • Associated Press
Navy-Shipbuilding Woes

U.S. Navy

August 11, 2024

What's Behind U.S. Navy's Worst Warship Production in 25 Years?

The Navy’s ability to build lower-cost warships that can shoot down Houthi rebel missiles in the Red Sea depends in part on a 25-year-old laborer who...

David Sharp • Associated Press
Warship-Irish Namesake

U.S. Navy

July 29, 2024

U.S. Navy, Irish Sisters Christen USS Patrick Gallagher

BATH, Maine (AP) — With an Irish flag overhead and bagpipes playing, three sisters of an Irish-born recipient of the Navy Cross christened a warship...

David Sharp • Associated Press
Barnum Warship

U.S. Navy

August 1, 2023

Navy Christens Newest Destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.

BATH, Maine (AP) — Marine 1st Lt. Harvey “Barney” Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed his...

David Sharp • Associated Press

U.S. Navy

August 13, 2020

Shipyard, Union Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike in Maine

BATH, Maine (AP) — Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and production workers reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that has stretched on for...

David Sharp • RealClearDefense

U.S. Navy

October 2, 2020

Bath Iron Works Shipbuilders Are on the Verge of Striking

BATH, Maine — The largest union at U. S.

David Sharp • RealClearDefense

U.S. Navy

October 2, 2020

Zumwalt-Class Destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson Commissioned

BATH, Maine (AP) — Former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s daughters christened a stealthy warship bearing his name Saturday, smacking Champagne bottles...

David Sharp • RealClearDefense

Military Personnel

October 2, 2020

Military Recruits Getting Made-in-the-USA Trainers

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — Thanks to congressional intervention, military recruits are going be outfitted in Made-in-the-USA goods right down to their...

David Sharp • RealClearDefense

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)

October 2, 2020

Bath Iron Works Adapting to Modern-Day Shipbuilding

BATH, Maine (AP) — After a stormy chapter in labor relations, the leader of Bath Iron Works aims to collaborate more with workers as the shipbuilder...

David Sharp • RealClearDefense

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)

October 2, 2020

Navy Wants Small Warships That Pack a Bigger Punch

BATH, Maine (AP) — The Navy’s fast-and-maneuverable littoral combat ship was criticized for lacking enough firepower and armor to survive a maritime...

David Sharp • RealClearDefense

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