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DDG-79 Finishes Sea Trials, Set To Rejoin Fleet

DDG-79 Finishes Sea Trials, Set To Rejoin Fleet
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. on Feb. 17, 2013 after a seven-month deployment in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Pittman/Released)

The USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer completed four days of sea trials in February and returned to Naval Station Norfolk, completing one of the last steps to rejoining the operational fleet following a fire in 2018 that took it out of the service. The destroyer was damaged in an electrical fire at a Norfolk, Va., maintenance yard in November 2018. Following the fire the maintenance period was stopped and the ship required significant repair work before being…

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