WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) the contract to build the next DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. This new ship, the DDG-149, will be named after retired Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Robert R. Ingram - a Vietnam War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. This contract award underscores BIW's role as an essential shipyard for the Navy and a pillar of both Maine's and our nation's defense industrial base.
"This award is a testament to the highly skilled and hard-working men and women of BIW, and once again shows that 'Bath Built is Best Built...