Zumwalt – Page 2 – The Portland Press Herald

At 80, shipyard skipper to step back after Zumwalt trials

by DAVID SHARP The Associated Press May 22, 2016May 23, 2016

Capt. Earl Walker postponed his retirement to pilot the Zumwalt before its delivery to the Navy.

by The Associated Press May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

It’s largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer ever built for the Navy.

by DAVID SHARP The Associated Press May 15, 2016May 15, 2016

It’s the first new class of warship built at Bath Iron Works since the Arleigh Burke slid into the Kennebec River in 1989.

by The Associated Press April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

The 610-foot destroyer returns to Bath Iron Works after its latest sea trials.

by Tony Capaccio Bloomberg April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

‘Skilled labor shortages’ at BIW have contributed to increased costs, according to a defense analyst.

The budget proposal means plans for new ships at the Bath shipyard are on track.

by Bloomberg View December 12, 2015December 11, 2015

Stealthy design and science fiction-style weapons don’t hide some very real questions about cost.

by TONY CAPACCIO Bloomberg News November 5, 2015November 6, 2015

The Maine shipbuilder says 49 of the 56 issues cited in 2011 have been resolved, and resolution of the others is in the works.