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: Industry
  • Description: American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine
  • Also known as: “BIW”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maine Maritime Museum and W.D. Crooker House.

Museum
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, formerly the Bath Marine Museum, offers exhibits about Maine's maritime heritage, culture and the role Maine has played in regional and global maritime activities. is situated 1 mile south of Bath Iron Works.

Building
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The William Donnell Crooker House is an historic house at 71 South Street in , United States. Built in 1850 by the prominent local builder and designer Isaac D. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Bath Iron Works.

Building
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The is a historic house at 619 High Street in . Built in 1851 for a ship's captain, its lavish Italianate styling epitomizes the wealth that came to the city in the mid-19th century. is situated 1,800 feet west of Bath Iron Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bath and Woolwich.

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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 1½ miles southeast of Bath Iron Works.

Bath Iron Works

Latitude
43.9059° or 43° 54′ 21″ north
Longitude
-69.81359° or 69° 48′ 49″ west
Open location code
87MGW54P+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1198204787
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
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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