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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

BIW lands two more ship contracts

Bath Iron Works landed two more contracts for Arleigh Burke-class warships Monday which will add to an already robust amount of Navy construction enjoyed by the shipyard.

Members of Maine’s congressional delegation said Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced the contracts late Monday afternoon. BIW spokesman James DeMartini said the announcement took shipyard officials by surprise at about 5:15 p.m.

“We were expecting an announcement by the end of the month but today we weren’t quite ready,” said DeMartini late Monday evening. “My first priority is always to tell the employees then everyone else comes next.”

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