Bath Iron Works

Bath Iron Works is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in , founded in 1884 as Bath Iron Works, Limited. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of General Dynamics, one of the world's largest defense companies.
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  • Type: shipyard
  • Description: American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine
  • Also known as: BIW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Customhouse and Post Office and Patten Free Library.

The U.S. Customhouse and Post Office is a historic commercial building at 1 Front Street in downtown . Built by the federal government in 1858, it is a fine example of Italianate architecture designed by Ammi B. is situated 460 feet northeast of Bath Iron Works.

Library
The is a public library in , . It also serves the communities of , Georgetown, West Bath, and . is situated 1,700 feet north of Bath Iron Works.

Church
The , originally known as the Winter Street Congregational Church, is an historic former Congregational church at 880 Washington Street, corner of Winter Street in , . is situated 1,800 feet north of Bath Iron Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bath and Woolwich.

is a city in on the Kennebec River. It has always been a center for shipbuilding and still builds ships at Iron Works.

Village
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is a town in , United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.

Village
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is a town in , United States. The population is 477 as of the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. is situated 2 miles southeast of Bath Iron Works.

Bath Iron Works

Latitude
43.91119° or 43° 54′ 40″ north
Longitude
-69.81449° or 69° 48′ 52″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87MGW56P+F6
Geo­Names ID
4957575
Wiki­data ID
Q810783
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Bath Iron Works” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 巴斯钢铁厂
  • Czech: Bath Iron Works
  • Danish: Bath Iron Works
  • Dutch: Bath Iron Works
  • Finnish: Bath Iron Works
  • French: Bath Iron Works
  • French: Chantier naval bath iron works
  • French: Chantier naval Bath Iron Works
  • French: Chantier Naval Bath Iron Works
  • Galician: Bath Iron Works
  • German: Bath Iron Works
  • Hungarian: Bath Iron Works
  • Japanese: バス鉄工所
  • Korean: 배스 아이언 웍스
  • Malay: Bath Iron Works
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bath Iron Works
  • Norwegian: Bath Iron Works
  • Persian: بث آیرون ورکس
  • Polish: Bath Iron Works
  • Polish: General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works
  • Portuguese: Bath Iron Works
  • Russian: Bath Iron Works
  • Russian: Бат Айрон Уоркс
  • Slovenian: Bath Iron Works
  • Slovenian: BIW
  • Spanish: Bath Iron Works
  • Swedish: Bath Iron Works
  • Ukrainian: Bath Iron Works

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