lcloo
Captain
This is only the second scheduled major refit, the first major refit was in 2018, major work involved resurfacing of top deck and scrapping barnacle built-up and repainting of the bottom Hull and others.Is it normal for a aircraft carrier to be in and out of the drydock so often. We have seen over the years I don't know how many times that the Liaoning or the Shangdong is in a drydock. Certainly more often than the Admiral Kuznetsov.
A few other previous visits to dry docks were for quick maintenance that last for just a few weeks. These are minor maintenance works.
Current visit to dry dock is the second major refit for CV16 that will last for around 6 months. The first major refit with similar maintenance works was done in 2018.