Original sentence: Because of construction differences between the first three ships (Nimitz, Dwight D.The Nimitz was the first ship of the class to undergo her initial refueling, during a 33-month RCOH at the Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Newport News, Virginia, in 1998
Edited sentence: Due to construction differences between the first three ships (Nimitz, Dwight D.The Nimitz was the first ship of the class to undergo her initial refueling, during a 33-month RCOH (Refueling and Complex Overhaul) at the Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Newport News, Virginia, in 1998