The Wilton Bulletin:

Bath Iron Works has begun construction on another destroyer, the future USS William Charette.

The start of construction was celebrated on Monday at the shipyard’s metal fabrication facility in Brunswick.

The shipyard has fallen behind on its construction schedule, and the pandemic and a strike over the summer haven’t helped. But the shipyard and union are working together to get back on track.

“The Navy is counting on us to get the shipyard back on schedule and starting construction of DDG-130 is an important step in that direction,” Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko said…

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