Shipbuilding
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
After 31 years, a homemade ship and its Freeport builder prepare to cast off
The Island Rover has attracted controversy since Harold Arndt began assembling the schooner in his backyard. The vessel's potential launch – and a new movie – might help make it all worthwhile.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
‘A Flick of Sunshine’ spins a thrilling yarn about a real-life Bath sailor in the late 19th-century
Father and son Frederick Hill and Alexander Jackson Hill based their book on a treasure trove of old letters they discovered written by a plucky ancestor.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Kittery shipyard’s impact last year soared to $1.3 billion
Southern Maine towns and cities benefited from large number of workers and their salaries.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
Former presidential yacht to be restored at Maine boatyard
Behind the scenes, workers have created a three-dimensional model of the Sequoia because the original design plans couldn't be found.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Navy speeds development of drone ships to close gap with China
The U.S. Navy believes the technology can help with the 3 keys for military success – weapons range, scouting, and command and control – at a lower cost and risk to personnel.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Maine’s First Ship pushes for June launch after a decade of work
Maine's First Ship started constructing the Virginia replica in 2011 and plans to launch the ship on June 4.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Sen. King: Draft defense bill restores destroyer that could be built at BIW
Congress authorizing two Arleigh Burkes, the primary type of ship BIW makes, opposes the president's military budget request, which calls for one.
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PublishedJune 18, 2021
A robot ship’s aborted effort to cross Atlantic shows difficulty of the experiment
With no captain or crew aboard, the AI Captain uses radar to peer into the horizon, artificial intelligence to understand what's around it and solar panels to power the journey.
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PublishedMay 24, 2021
Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems with ships
Technology that doesn't work as it should, deferred maintenance and an aging fleet are among the challenges.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Company provided subpar steel for Navy submarine hulls, prosecutors say
A Kansas City-based foundry's director of metallurgy had been falsifying the results of strength tests, indicating that the steel was strong enough to meet the Navy's requirements when in fact it was not, federal investigators allege.
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