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BIWNEWSSAMPSON (DDG 102) Christened!September2006INSIDEFrom the Helm - 2Performance - 3Tanker Conversion Underway - 3GRIDLEY Trial Preparation - 4Recent Contract Awards - 4Retirees - 5BIW Retiree Writes Memoir - 5From the Fleet - 6Let Him Eat Cake - 6Service Anniversaries - 7Back to Iraq - 7Family Day - 8September 16, 2006On a glorious, late summer Maine day, ClareD. Parsons christened SAMPSON (DDG 102)named for her great-grandfather, Rear AdmiralWilliam T. Sampson. Immediately, the shipbegan translation into the drydock (above)and was pierside the following day.

From the HelmDugan Shipway, President, Bath Iron WorksIt’s been just a few days since Clare Parsons soundly christenedour 28th AEGIS Destroyer named after her greatgrandfather,RADM William T. Sampson. I hope youwere able to be with us for what really was an historic event forBIW. Within seconds after Clare broke the champagne bottle,the ship began to move from the Land Level Transfer Facilityinto the dry dock. About 2,000 people looked in awe, first atthe magnificent ship sitting high out of water, and then at ourability to move its 8,000 tons on dry land. With the deliveryof GRIDLEY (DDG 101) the day before and christening ofSAMPSON (DDG 102), you have, once again, demonstratedwhat this shipyard can really do—build great ships.So, what do we do for an encore? The answer is verystraightforward—continue doing what you’ve been doing forthe past several years and do it better each time you do it.Designing and building complex Navy ships offers us almostendless opportunities to improve. This week, we learned ofanother opportunity—in winning the PSA for USS FAR-RAGUT (DDG 99) to be done in the Mayport, Florida area,the Navy has selected us to perform 8 of the last 9 DDG 51Class PSAs they have awarded. That’s a series of homerunsthat would make even “Big Papi” sit up and take notice!Our journey is long—requiring endurance and persistence.Celebrations such as the SAMPSON christening are great—they give us all a chance to glance back at what we have beenable to accomplish and feel proud of what we’ve done. But,after glancing back, we need to quickly focus forward. That’swhere endurance and persistence come into play. Our drive tobecome more competitive will always be filled with challenges.Our ability to overcome those challenges will depend on ourcollective stamina and our willingness to work together. Justlook at what you’ve accomplished thus far.It took us a little time to understand the magnitude of theopportunity represented by the Land Level Transfer Facility.We began by thinking about the way we used to build shipsand how we could do it more efficiently and safely. We startedslowly. We tested, tried a few things and took a few risks—some things worked better than others—but we kept on tryingand the momentum has grown. Today, we have a mega-uniton the LLTF, the term “ultra-unit” is creeping into our vocabulary,and we delivered GRIDLEY using the fewest number oflabor hours for any Bath-built DDG to date.Today, we are building up our engineering and design forceto meet the challenge of DDG 1000. In moving forward, wemust approach our detail design responsibilities in the sameway we approach our DDG new construction work—withteam work, innovative thought and a willingness to risk suc-cess. The DDG 1000 Detail Design effort presents us with agreat opportunity that will require us to engineer and designthis ship differently than past designs. We are off to a good startand our objective is clear—failure is not an option.Perhaps the most important opportunity ahead of usremains making BIW a safer place to work. Although improvementshave been made in safety, we are not nearly safe enough.No one in the yard believes we are as safe as we should or can be—from the President to the maintenance mechanic who repositionscranes from one shipway to another. Eliminating injuriesin our shipyard requires constant attention on everyone’s part.Our performance throughout 2006 leaves plenty of room forimprovement. Each time you come through the gate, ask yourself:“What must I do today to ensure that my co-workers and Iwill have a safe and productive day?” After you come up withyour answer, go do it. That’s the best way to make sure everyonegoes home at the end of the day in the same condition theyarrived.Four years ago, few people beyond our gates believed thatBIW would be where we are today—yet here we are. Why?Because the people inside those gates believed we could do it.Because of dogged determination, persistence in the pursuit ofexcellence and the commitment to endure for the long haul—we have succeeded where many thought we would fail. We hada great celebration of our achievements with SAMPSON—nowby staying focused, continuing to do what we already know howto do, looking for new ways to improve, and lastly, by playing astrong second half, we’ll have more days to stand back and seeothers looking in awe.“TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE”2 | September 2006 | BIW NEWS

Performance August 2006RECORDABLE INJURIESCumulative Through August 2006Number of Injuries—Total Company10008006004002000672ImprovementTarget889ActualLOST-TIME INJURIESCumulative Through August 2006Number of Injuries—Total Company250200150100500131ImprovementTarget201ActualBIW NEWSBIW NEWS is published monthlyby the CommunicationsDepartment (D94) of Bath IronWorks and is produced internallyin the BIW Print Shop.The primary objectives ofBIW NEWS are to recognizethe service, accomplishments,innovation and contributionsof our employees and to provideinformation on matters that areof interest to our workforce.Comments and suggestionsare welcome and should beforwarded to Dixie Stedman atMail Stop 1210 or by e-mail atdixie.stedman@biw.com.EnvironmentalYear to date (YTD) progress toward achievingour environmental performance goals underthe Maine DEP STEP UP and other environmentalprograms is displayed as follows:Equal to or better than YTD goalAbove YTD goal, improvedfrom prior yearAbove YTD goal, not improvedfrom prior yearCumulative Through August 2006Solid WasteHazardous WasteEnergy CostsPaper ReductionFacility/ShiftInformation Call LineToll free information on facility status,work shift delays, and cancellations1-866-630-BATH(1-866-630-2284)Sulfur Tanker Conversion UnderwayTom Valenti (D10), BIW’s Program Manager forthe work associated with converting two sulfurcarriers to multi purpose offshore support vessels,reports that project implementation activity hassteadily ramped up to support production readiness tobegin fabrication. “Material procurement and lofting isunderway,” said Valenti, “and we’re holding weeklymeetings with production and support directors andtalking regularly with our customer.” The start of fabricationon the first bow is scheduled to begin the firstweek of October at Hardings. BIW’s scope includes fabricationof two new bow and skeg units and drydockingof the two ships to remove the current units and installthe newly fabricated ones. Underwater painting of thehull and the internal structure of the bow are also partof BIW’s scope.D87 employees at CROFare developing the structuraldetails required forstart fabrication of the firstsulfur tanker conversion.Shown l to r: LarryMarcoux, Bernie Pelletier,Dan McGrath, EdSprague, Tony Mercierand Rene Letourneau. Notshown: Doug Bryant,Penny Faulkingham,George Johnson, SteveKiilpatrick, Dave Morrill,Bob Oxton and GlennWeakland.BIW NEWS | June 2006 | 3

Work Force Gets the Job DoneBehind every successful sea trialis a large group of dedicatedpeople who push hard to achievethe greatest level of completion possible,always trying to improve on pastperformance. These folks put theirhearts and souls into their jobs but areoften reassigned to other areas by thetime the (good) news of the trial eventis broadcast.In August, GRIDLEY (DDG 101)conducted very successful super trialswhich were praised by Captain DeanKrestos, Supervisor of Shipbuilding,as “a bar setting trip.” Captain Holmanof INSURV said, “Overall, the performanceof this ship could not have beendone any better….This is an awesomeship.”Rene Beliveau (D10), Chief ShipSuperintendent, wants to make surethat the skilled group of over 500 BIWprofessionals who worked tirelessly toprepare GRIDLEY for sea during the7 weeks leading to mid-August arerecognized for their contributions.A number of trades were representedby those who strove to finish work,paint, clean, and achieve GI (governmentinspection) of all spaces prior totrials—if not an absolute DDG first,at least a record achievement of thelast half dozen DDGs built on theland level.“Some of these individuals were onboard for the better part of a year,” saidRene, “and some are still with us as wefinish our work, but over 300 weretransferred to other areas of the shipyardas we left for trials, and I want allof them to know that we are very gratefulfor what they did. They were theGRIDLEY (DDG 101) Sea Trials. GRIDLEY’s Navy crew members line the bow on the final day of seatrials before returning to BIW. Hard work and commitment by the men and women of BIW who preparedGRIDLEY for sea in August paid off with very successful trials.ones that made a difference.” This period ofintense preparation included the July 4thholiday week as well as some of the bestweekends and vacation weeks of the year.“Still,” says Rene, “we worked every weekend,and our mechanics were generous withtheir willingness to work and their familieswere incredibly supportive as well.”When asked how they managed to keepsuch a large number of people focused onthe goal of successful trials, Rene said theyhad communication get-togethers everyother week with all crews. “The feedbackfrom the mechanics caused us to makeimprovements which really helped.” Hecontinued, “Our numbers show that wewere more complete than ever at this point,and it paid off with fewer trial cards.”“Over the past several weeks and monthsprior to trials, many employees throughoutthe yard came aboard to help get thisGreat War Ship ready for sea trials.Many of you gave up valuable summerweekends to ensure this ship would presentwell during trials. Your hard workand sacrifice paid off as we had the highestINSURV score of any of the previousDDGs with a combined score of 94%.This would not have been possible withoutthe hard work and talents of manyemployees, including many whom I didnot have the chance to thank for theirefforts. I want to tell you now how gratefulI am to all of you for your hard workand dedication. Thank you.”~ Rene BeliveauChief Ship SuperintendentRecent Contract AwardsDDG Post Shakedown Availability (PSA)On September 25, 2006, the U.S. Navy awarded BIW a$17.9M contract to perform PSA maintenance, repair andupgrade work for USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99) homeportedin Mayport, FL. Work is expected to begin February 2007and conclude in June 2007.4 | September 2006 | BIW NEWSBIW has previously performed four PSAs for Arleigh BurkeClass Destroyers homeported in Norfolk, and three other PSAsfor destroyers homeported in Pearl Harbor, HI and Everett, WA.

BIW Retiree Writes MemoirTom Hanna,whoretired fromBIW in the mid-1980’s, has written amemoir, Shoutin’ Intothe Fog,about growingup on the tough undersideof Maine’s economyduring the depression.Born to a young fatherand teenage mother inthe 1920’s, Tom grewup in the Five Islandssection of Georgetown,the second in a family of8 children. His father’slack of steady work andsometimes poor healthmeant that there wasrarely enough money tosupport the family, andthe size of their familymeant that there was never enough to goaround. Tom was 14 when his father diedand he became responsible for helping toprovide for a family of 9.Although Tom’s book is largely abouthis early years, he credits first the U.S. Navywith providing him the opportunity to havea career and a meaningful life, and secondly,BIW, for his second chance to do consequentialwork, continue to raise his family,and live a comfortable life removed, exceptby memory, from his hardscrabble, earlieryears.In the Navy, Tom was encouraged to trythings and be responsible. He learned asa youngster that he had little aptitude forworking with tools and it made him thinkhe would always fail at what he tried.“Because my education stopped at the 9thgrade, I didn’t know that my strengths wereelsewhere—I thought I didn’t have any,” saidTom. “It was in the Navy that I had theopportunity to study and learn and eventuallythere were jobs that required writingand explaining things, even teaching, and itgave me a sense of self worth that I’d nothad before.” He retired from the Navy asa Senior Chief Operations Specialist.Although Tom worked briefly at BIWbefore his Navy time, it was his secondcareer at BIW that pleases him the most.Tom Hanna in Five Islands.His father-in-law,Camille Dionne, was apipefitter and helpedTom get his resumepassed around. RoyceYoung hired him as anestimator, and he setabout writing ValueEngineering ChangeProposals. BillMussenden was VPof Contracts andEstimating at the time.Tom said, “Mussendenhad a keen eye andbelieved so strongly inthe concept of ValueEngineering that myjob was easier.” Hecontinued, “BIW hiredme to do something Ipractically alreadyknew how to do. I sometimes brought workhome with me, and BIW treated me well allthe years I was there.”When Tom began to write his memoir,he wasn’t sure how to write about hardtimes and hard luck in a way that an audiencewould care to read about. He learnedhow by reading other memoirs of the sametime period, taking classes, and joiningseveral writing groups where membersencouraged and critiqued each other’sefforts. He learned that by describing thehumor in the difficult situations, theybecame more interesting.There are a number of reasons peoplewith BIW connections might enjoy Tom’sbook, including if you grew up in this area,if you grew up during the depression as hedid, or if his family and his stories remindyou of your own parents’ or grandparents’stories. If you want to laugh while sighingfor the Hanna family and their burdens,that’s probably what Tom intended. And ifyou want to find out more about his yearsin the Navy and his second career at BIW,look ahead to his next book, which he hasalready started. He celebrated his 80thbirthday at a book signing in August andis happily pursuing his third career as anauthor.August 2006RetireesDept.Name07-00 Hale, David J.20 Years 3 MonthsMachinist III10-00 James, Paul D.42 Years 7 MonthsLeadperson III15-00 Gauthier, Leo A.18 Years 3 MonthsPipefitter III17-00 Saunders, Wayne A.29 Years 10 MonthsTinsmith III26-01 Therrien, Paul R.8 Years 1 MonthCorporal27-00 Hawkes, James E.24 Years 5 MonthsPres Tech III50-00 Foye, Clayton28 Years 5 MonthsShipfitter III50-00 McNaughton, Lewis L.17 Years 5 MonthsShipfitter IIIBIW NEWS | September 2006 | 5

From the FleetNo Better Ship for the JobThe Bath-built USS SAMUEL B.ROBERTS (FFG 58) is a smallwarship built for escort duty.At full readiness and superbly trained,the ship and crew patrolled the PersianGulf at the height of the Iran-Iraq War.On April 14, 1988, the ship struck anIranian mine off Qatar, ripping openits engine room, igniting fires on fourdecks, and plunging the ship into darkness.With seawater rising, the crewfought flames and flooding into thenight. The ship’s story of bravery andcool competence is now part of Navyhistory and naval leadership courses.It is stated that no U.S. warship sincethe Korean War has comecloser to sinking in hostileaction.The story of the SAMUELB. ROBERTS on patrol in theGulf and the battle to savethe ship is told in the recentbook, No Higher Honor—Saving the USS Samuel B.Roberts in the Persian Gulf.Although not in this book, the story ofthe repair of the ship by BIW is well knownto the Navy and its historians. Dale Dailey(D89), DDG PSA Program Manager providedthe following synopsis.The mine exploded onthe portside and ripped a15’ by 20’ hole in the hull,destroying the engine roomby flooding and fire damage.Through the heroic effortsof the crew and assisting vessels,the ship was kept afloatand towed to a drydock inDubai. There, the main engines, mainreduction gear and auxiliary machinerywere removed, a temporary hull patch wasinstalled and 180 tons of sand bags wereplaced in the engine room to serve as ballast(Continued on pg. 7)Let Him Eat CakeJoe Pinette, who formally retiredin 1995, has been a workingmember on BIW sea trials since1968 save for a few years in the1980’s. Even after retiring, hereturned for nearly every sea trialevent and has sailed on commercialtankers, Navy overhauls, frigates,cruisers, and destroyers. He startedworking for Captain Bill Rich as anavigator and most recently servedas a Bridge Watch Officer underCaptain Earl Walker. His marinelicense is now up for renewal, and atage 76, Joe has decided to retire again. “Mylegs don’t go up and down the ship laddersthe way they used to,” said Joe, “but I don’twant anyone to get the impression that I’min any kind of decline.”Joe first came to BIW in 1941 as a safetyinspector. With several gaps in employmentwhile he pursued other sea duty, his careerhas nevertheless spanned a large chunk ofBIW history. Joe’s many sea trials, too manyfor him to keep accurate count, includesome very memorable trips due to NewEngland’s notorious off shore weather.“We always got the job done,” he said.6 | September 2006 | BIW NEWSGRIDLEY Sea Trials Navigational Watch OfficerTeam, l to r: Mark Klopp, Capt. Earl Walker, JoePinette and John Nowinski (D90).Joe thinks he’ll be remembered for hisjokes. For a number of years he headed theZero Accident Program (ZAP) and conductedweekly Monday morning meetings inNorth Stores. He thought it set a nice toneto start each meeting with a joke, and overthe years, told hundreds, many of whichwere thrown back at him. However, manyat BIW know Joe as the Peanut Man. For aperiod of about 4 years, he delivered roastedpeanuts every Friday to a number of hisfather-in-law’s customers. He averagedabout 70 pounds of peanuts a week—towards holiday time it was over 100pounds. Even his father-in-lawwould remark, “Who eats all thosepeanuts?”Joe Pinette was onboard as usualfor the recent GRIDLEY super trialsbut once underway, let it be knownthat it would be his final trials. Onthe last day at sea, while on watch,he was surprised by a gathering onthe bridge of people singing, ‘ForHe’s a Jolly Good Fellow.’ There weretwo cakes, including chocolate, hisfavorite, and several gifts wrapped ina chart tied with a heaving line with monkeyfists on both ends, indicating the endof an era. Joe said, “I was very touched,moved, choked up, and lost for words.I made the required speech and folks couldtell they had gotten to me. After I got homeand was sharing this story with my wife,I recognized that I probably did not say aproper thank you to everyone who wasinvolved.”Joe wanted to make sure everyonepresent that day knows how much heappreciates such a memorable “last trial.”His friends and coworkers also appreciateand remember Joe’s vigilance and friendship,his jokes and all those peanuts.

August 2006Service AnniversariesDept. Name Dept. Name Dept. Name Dept. Name Dept. Name45 Years43 Gauvin, David Martin40 Years10 Grant, Peter Francis10 Malcolm Jr, Winfield Bruce10 Stimpson, Bruce Edward45 Brillant, Paul Alfred87 Foster, Robert William35 Years01 McLean, Kathryn Ellen10 Bertrand, Harold Cutting10 Lavallee, Gerard Lawrence43 Brann, Anthony Wayne43 Rankin, Robert Ray80 Armes Jr, Richard Jordan80 Wright, Paul Arnold87 Mott, Russell Lee30 Years10 Blackler, Gordon Paul10 Dana, Michael B40 Leighton, Robert Merrill54 Cunio Jr, Paul Edward86 Brown, Jeffrey Morrison86 Haag, Peter Joseph86 Waninger, Thomas Ralph87 Johnson, Richard HavenBack to Iraq87 Knippa, David Lee87 Tetu, Sylvia Ivery25 Years10 Wilbur, Walter Evan25 Pelletier, William Norman27 Gemme, Mark Lucien27 Letendre, Roger Roland27 McDonald Jr, Franklin43 Cummings, Stephen Arthur43 Eaton, Rex Elmer43 McGlinn, Richard Philip45 Saunders, Linda Dawn50 Austin, Gilbert Owen50 Bailey, John Wade50 Long, David Brian50 Michaud, Clifford Joseph62 Ezzell, Daniel Walter68 Bourget, David Paul86 Curtis, William Dow86 McCusker, Thomas Cyril87 Bellefleur, Edward Maxime87 Card, Peter Brian87 Cass, Donald Eugene87 Greeley, George McGregor87 Hunter, Bruce Allen87 Ridley, Kevin Gene93 Rich, Charles PeterFred Moody, Jr. (D10),isa second shift lead manin Preoutfit 2 but activeduty military service has kepthim away from BIW for awhile.His father, Fred Moody Sr.(D09), wanted his son’s coworkersto know Fred is servinga second tour in Iraq.He left for his first missionin July 2005 and spent a yearin Iraq on loan to the MaineArmy National Guard 152ndMaintenance Company. As hewas traveling home, his regularunit, the National Guard Company 3rdBattalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain) wasdeploying and while on leave, Fred learnedof the loss of two of his comrades, includingDale Kelly who he knew both at BIW and asa fellow soldier in the Army National Guard.After three weeks at home, Fred redeployedto join his regular unit in Iraq.Fred Moody Sr. and his wife recentlyshared the following comments made byCapt. Darryl W. Lyon, CO of Company B3/172nd Mountain which were included inSGT Moody while homein August betweendeployments.20 Years07 Colton Jr, ThomasBeaumont07 Stetson, Bruce Michael09 Alexander, James Robert09 Tobias, Dana Lee09 York, Gerald David10 Dennis, Daniel Maurice10 Furin, Paul Allen10 O’Neill, Rickie Allen15 Cloutier, Tracy Andrew15 Gammon, Richard Malcolm15 Lebourdais, Robert Mark19 Aube, Mark Richard19 Bedard, Gary Robert19 Doak, Tilden A19 Duley, James Langsford19 Gray, Timothy Scott19 Letourneau, Denise Arline19 Mishio, Ronald Irving19 Tanguay Jr, Eugene Leo19 York, James Wilson20 Henry, Raymond Robert20 Neff, John Robert20 Perkins, Russell Lewis20 Flanagan, Kevin Patrick25 Sullivan, Timothy Sean27 Guimond, Allan Ronald27 Mulligan, Sally Anna recent weekly letter posted onthe Maine Army National Guardweb site. “SGT Moody has alwaysbeen a Bravo Company guy—butI sent him to augment the 152ndMaintenance Company last yearwhen they needed help. Since the152nd returned, SGT Moodywanted to be with his guys so hevolunteered to come back over.He and SPC Kazan were back inMaine a total of 21 days beforethey came back to us here. I knewwe were going to be OK when Imet these guys again and theysnapped to attention and rendered a crisp,proper salute. I smiled from ear to earknowing that they were going to be a greatfit. It took all of a week before we had themboth on the road and SGT Moody is makinga name for himself as one of the best gunnersin the company.”His family, including wife, Cynthia, andhis parents, expect him home towards theend of the year. In the meantime, accordingto his family, he is “where he wants to be,doing what he feels he needs to be doing.”27 Pelletier, Roger Joseph27 Pierce III, Arthur Stanley30 Boulanger, Marc A30 Cheney, Paul Martin32 Vannah, Gary Alan40 Brittain, Jeffrey Reginald40 Crosman, Robyn Lynn40 Jorgensen, Svend Lars43 Burgess, Raymond Neal43 Celestine, Fitzroy Clifton43 Gallant, Brian Edwin43 Gravel, Denise Sharon43 Holbrook Jr, Harold W43 Lessard, William Paul43 Llewellyn, Richard Dale43 Roehrig, Glen Alan43 St Pierre, Steven Norman43 Washburn, James Harvey43 Wilson, Timothy Ernest44 Newton, Sharon Jane50 Bodge, Michael Clarence50 Bryant, Richard John50 Bubar, Billy Edward50 Chubbuck, Scott Keith50 Cote, Roger Joseph50 Day, David Michael50 Johnson, Richard Raymond50 Lancaster, Mark Alton50 Meister, Guy C50 Nadeau, Lewis Phillip50 Parsons, Steven Bruce50 Perry, Kevin John50 Ross, Thomas Michael50 Sawyer, Keith Edward50 Sullivan, John Robert50 Tardif, Terrence John50 Van Meter II, William David52 Connors, James Erwin80 Timberlake, Travis Andrew81 Crockett, James Gary81 Dutton, Douglas Lee81 Thompson, Peter Lawrence81 Young, Stephen Leslie82 Caraway, Ralph Monroe82 Dorr, Caroline Genevieve84 Sherburne, Donald Earl86 Anthony, David Charles87 Durgan, Michael Allen15 Years71 Quadrini, Michael Anthony10 Years86 Peaco, Thomas Alan5 Years26 Marsh Jr, Donald Clark40 Arden, David Edward40 Hebert, Theodore Leo84 Eggert, Geoffrey MFrom the Fleet(Continued from pg. 6)compensation for the removed machinery.The ship was re-floated, loaded onto theheavy lift ship Mighty Servant 2 and transportedback to the United States.As the shipbuilder, BIW had the drawingsand data to fabricate and outfit thecomplete engine room module in Bathprior to the ship’s arrival at the yard. TheROBERTS arrived at BIW’s Portland ShipRepair Facility on September 25, 1988 tobe docked in BIW’s 81,000-ton floatingdrydock. Following extensive restorationof battle damage, BIW redeliveredROBERTS to the Navy on November 13,1989, a little more than 13 months afterarrival, in ‘better than new’ condition andready for long and continued service tothe nation.The current Commanding Officer ofFFG 58 is CDR Marc Weeks who was bornand raised in Caribou, Maine.BIW NEWS | September 2006 | 7

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