BATH — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is paying a visit to Maine’s Bath Iron Works.

Hagel plans Thursday to tour the newest destroyer, the stealthy DDG-1000, which is under construction. The Zumwalt is the largest destroyer ever built for the Navy. It will be christened this spring.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Nov. 5, 2013. The Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Nov. 5, 2013. The Associated Press

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Hagel also will address shipbuilders and Navy personnel.

Afterward, Hagel will head to Nova Scotia for a security conference.