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Navy Extending The Life Of Four More Destroyers

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

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Navy Extending The Life Of Four More Destroyers

The USS Ramage (DDG-61) sails away from Ingalls Shipbuilding after finishing a nine-month overhaul and modernization period in 2017. (Photo: HII)

The Navy said Thursday it will extend the service lives of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers past their original planned lives of 35 years. USS Ramage (DDG-61) and Benfold (DDG-65) will be extended by five years through fiscal years 2035 and 2036, respectively, while USS Mitscher (DDG-57) and Milius (DDG-69) will be extended for four years each, to FY 2034 and 2035, respectively. The Navy said it was feasible to extend these destroyers because each one was kept in good…

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