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Updated: December 12, 2022

BIW completes sea trials for naval destroyer, the USS Carl M. Levin

ship and lighthouse Courtesy / Bath Iron Works USS Carl M. Levin passes Portland Head Light during trials last week.
By Laurie Schreiber

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works completed acceptance trials Friday for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the USS Carl M. Levin, with an operating crew demonstrating a number of ship systems for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) over three days in the Gulf of Maine.

“Carl M. Levin reflects well on the dedication of all the shipbuilders who have contributed to its success,” Bath Iron Works President Chuck Krugh said in a news release. “We look forward to delivery of this fine ship to the U.S. Navy.”

During acceptance trials, Bath Iron Works operates the ship and demonstrates that its hull, mechanical and electrical systems perform as expected. The INSURV team determines whether the ship’s systems are operational before the Navy takes delivery.

DDG 120 is named for the late U.S. Sen. Carl M. Levin, D-Mich., longtime chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who died in July 2021. Levin, who served in the Senate for 36 years, helped oversee the adoption of the National Defense Authorization Act, the blueprint for the nation’s military spending, for more than 35 consecutive years.

Bath Iron Works has under construction the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers John Basilone (DDG 122), Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) and Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127) as well as the Flight III configuration destroyers Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), William Charette (DDG 130) and Quentin Walsh (DDG 132).

BIW is one of Maine's largest employers. In 2021, the company supported more than $1.8 billion in total economic output, including $980 million contributed to state domestic product.

shipyard with cranes
FILE PHOTO / TIM GREENWAY
Bath Iron Works, Robbins Lumber, Gagne Foods, and TimberHP will receive funding for transportation initiatives to build and retain their workforce.

BIW, founded in 1884 and situated in a prominent spot on the Kennebec River in Bath, is owned by General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Its 6,500 employees produce U.S. Navy destroyers. 

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