Harvey C. Barnum Jr. told a crowd at Bath Iron Works he was humbled and grateful the ship was named after him.
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Bath Iron Works to christen latest destroyer
The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is named after a Medal of Honor recipient.
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Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She’d be 1st woman to be a U.S. military service chief
Lisa Franchetti was chosen based on the broad scope of her experience at sea and ashore, including several high-level policy and administrative jobs that give her deep knowledge in budgeting and running the department.
Posted inLocal & State
‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.
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Bath Iron Works’ latest destroyer commissioned into service
The USS Carl M. Levin, Bath Iron Works’ 38th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, will be homeported in Pearl Harbor.
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Bath Iron Works lays keel for latest destroyer
The USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. is Bath Iron Works’ first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
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Navy warship to take Maine capital’s name to sea
The commander of a new combat ship nearing completion in Alabama hopes to bring the USS Augusta to Maine for its commissioning.
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Like his father, Dr. Richard King to serve as a Navy reserve medical officer with the Marine Corps
Dr. Richard King, a trauma surgeon at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, received a direct commission to serve as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve in April. Next year, he’ll begin drilling with the 4th Medical Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Hawaii fines U.S. Navy for unauthorized sewage release
The Hawaii Department of Health said it recorded 766 counts of the Navy discharging pollutants in excess of limits established by a permit.
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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.