NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) — BAE Systems reports it has been contracted to conduct repair, maintenance and modernization work on a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Work on the USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), will begin in January of next year at BAE Systems’ facility in Norfolk, Va., and conclude in July.
The firm-fixed-price contract award is worth $25.2 million. If all contract options were exercised, contract value would rise to $26.7 million, BAE Systems said.
The guided-missile destroyer was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding and was commissioned into service in 2006.
Work to be performed by the company includes drydocking the 509.5-foot-long ship, mechanical and electrical repairs, underwater hull preservation and maintenance of its propulsion system.
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