USS Shoup (DDG 86) ship’s restricted availability (SRA) period began Jan. 10 at Naval Station Everett. Over the next three months, the ships crew, contractors and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) Detachment Everett Sailors will work on maintaining, updating and replacing many of the ship’s systems. “We've been preparing ourselves for the last month and a half,” said Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class (SW) Ruan Patino. “Every work center and division has taken the appropriate steps to make it an easy transition for everyone. While Shoup is pierside at its homeport, Naval Station Everett, it will undergo renovations to include new gray water piping…