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 material readiness for our forward-deployed warships,” U.S. 6th Fleet commander Vice A
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