Georgetown Historical Society presents

The History and Future of Bath Iron Works

with BIW President John F. “Dugan” Shipway

 

One of Maine’s largest employers will be the topic of the next Georgetown Historical Society (GHS) 2007 Community Program season, this one entitled, The History and Future of Bath Iron Works. BIW President John F. “Dugan” Shipway is the guest speaker. The Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, is the namesake of an iron foundry established in 1826. Brevet General Thomas W. Hyde took over the foundry in 1865, following service with the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War.  In 1884 it was renamed Bath Iron Works, Limited.   BIW continues to play a major role in the economic lifeblood of midcoast Maine by employing approximately 5,400 employees through it’s contracts with the U.S. Navy to design, build and repair ships.

John F. "Dugan" Shipway became President of Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics Company, on April 28, 2003.  Before coming to BIW, he was the Vice President for Full Submarine Support at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. Prior to joining Electric Boat, he was a career Navy officer, retiring as a rear admiral after 35 years of service, during which he commanded a nuclear attack submarine, served on diesel, nuclear attack, ballistic missile, and research submarines and, for the last fifteen years of active duty, was a military acquisition professional.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Engineering, both from the University of Louisville.  

He and his wife, the former Lynn Doe of Harvard, Massachusetts, live in Bath, Maine.