Zumwalt
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PublishedMay 22, 2016
At 80, shipyard skipper to step back after Zumwalt trials
Capt. Earl Walker postponed his retirement to pilot the Zumwalt before its delivery to the Navy.
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PublishedMay 20, 2016
Navy assumes ownership of BIW-built Zumwalt
It's largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer ever built for the Navy.
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PublishedMay 15, 2016
U.S. Navy poised to take ownership of the Zumwalt
It's the first new class of warship built at Bath Iron Works since the Arleigh Burke slid into the Kennebec River in 1989.
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PublishedApril 21, 2016
Zumwalt almost ready for delivery to Navy
The 610-foot destroyer returns to Bath Iron Works after its latest sea trials.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
Navy expects Bath Iron Works’ delivery of stealth destroyer to be almost three years late
'Skilled labor shortages' at BIW have contributed to increased costs, according to a defense analyst.
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PublishedApril 6, 2016
Navy funding request is good news for BIW even as stealth destroyer costs grow
The budget proposal means plans for new ships at the Bath shipyard are on track.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2015
Another View: Navy’s Maine-built, $4 billion experiment is finally afloat
Stealthy design and science fiction-style weapons don't hide some very real questions about cost.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2015
BIW’s cost, schedule projections for Zumwalt are unreliable, agency says
The Maine shipbuilder says 49 of the 56 issues cited in 2011 have been resolved, and resolution of the others is in the works.