US Navy warship to bear name of Medal of Honor recipient
January 13, 2023 GMTA U.S. Navy destroyer is going to bear the name of a Medal of Honor recipient from Massachusetts who was severely wounded but continued to direct sailors who repelled an enemy attack in Vietnam.
An Arleigh Burke destroyer will be named for retired Navy Capt.
Navy wants new destroyer with lasers, hypersonic missiles
September 7, 2022 GMTBATH, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years ago, when Tom Stevens was a young welder.
Now, the Navy is getting ready to turn the page as it looks to a future ship brimming with lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with hypersonic missiles topping 3,800 mph.
Navy: North Carolina sailor dead after falling overboard
August 5, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Navy says that a North Carolina native assigned to a guided missile destroyer was lost overboard and presumed dead in the Baltic Sea.
Seaman Recruit David L. Spearman went overboard Monday from the USS Arleigh Burke, according to a news release.
Negotiated defense budget boosts spending for Navy destroyer
December 8, 2021 GMT(AP) — A defense spending proposal approved by the U.S. House of Representatives includes two more destroyers than what the Biden administration requested.
The Biden administration originally proposed cutting one of two destroyers contained in a multi-year contract, causing alarm for Maine's Bath Iron Works.
China protests passage of US destroyer through Taiwan Strait
November 23, 2021 GMTChina on Tuesday protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a deliberate move to undermine stability in the region.
The U.S. Navy said in a statement the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday “in accordance with international law.”
Shipyard starts work on another Arleigh Burke destroyer
November 20, 2021 GMTBATH, Maine (AP) — Bath Iron Works in Maine has started construction on a destroyer named for a U.S. Coast Guard officer who earned the Navy Cross during World War II.
Construction of the future USS Quentin Walsh began at at the shipyard's fabrication facility in Brunswick.
Future USS Daniel Inouye departs for the Pacific Ocean
October 4, 2021 GMTBATH, Maine (AP) — The future USS Daniel Inouye departed shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on Monday en route to its home in the Pacific Ocean.
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer made its way down the Kennebec River and then into the North Atlantic, officials said.
Warship to be named for LBJ heads to ocean for sea trials
August 27, 2021 GMTBATH, Maine (AP) — The last of a new class of stealth destroyers left the Maine coast for sea trials Friday.
The ship, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson, was constructed at Bath Iron Works. The trials will be the first time the ship hits the Atlantic Ocean.
Austin: Money for destroyer could be restored to budget
June 11, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the federal government intends to purchase an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that was cut from the Biden administration's defense budget for 2023.
Ringgold sailor participates in unit exercise aboard USS Bainbridge
February 20, 2019 GMTSeaman Trevor Dempsey from Ringgold performs maintenance on the portside king’s post aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) Feb.