Destroyer USS Forrest Sherman completes repairs
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The destroyer USS Forrest Sherman completed it Selected Restricted Availability repairs in Norfolk, Va., the Navy announced on Friday. Photo by MCS3 Mark Martinez/U.S. Navy
March 5 (UPI) The destroyer USS Forrest Sherman will return to the sea, on schedule, following trials after six months of repairs, the Navy announced on Friday.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer underwent a Scheduled Restricted Availability, repairs and selected alterations required to sustain the ship s condition between overhauls.
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The ship received repairs to major hull, mechanical, and engineering systems, including to two gas turbine generators, the flight deck, attachment points known as sliding padeyes and other upgrades, the U.S. Naval Seas Systems Command reported on Friday.