U.S. Destroyer Goes into Spanish Dry Dock for Maintenance Overhaul

One of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed destroyers went into a Spanish dry dock this week for a maintenance overhaul, the service announced Thursday. USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), which is based in Rota, Spain, is undergoing a maintenance period at Navantia in Cadiz, according to a U.S. Navy news release. It’s the first maintenance overhaul of its kind for forward-deployed destroyers based in Europe. “By integrating dry docking into planned maintenance periods overseas, the Navy is increasing mate

Source: USNI News