Later sailing navies prepared hulls in dry dock

Did later sailing navies prepare for operations by letting ships dry out as ancient Greeks and Romans did?

Generally no; they used dry docks to expose, clean, and maintain the hull, except where local conditions favored older practices.

The practice familiar from Greek and Roman fleets did not transfer directly to large later warships outside favorable settings such as the Mediterranean. Sailing navies instead brought ships into dry dock to inspect, clean, and maintain the hull before returning them to the water. The distinction shows how dockyard infrastructure changed maintenance practice.