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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) was a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy commissioned on 15 August 1998. Like the previous five Wasp- class ships, Bonhomme Richard was designed to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine Corps landing force in amphibious assault operations by helicopter , landing craft, and ...
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw action at the end of World War II, throughout the Korean War, and through the Vietnam War. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), was a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship that was severely damaged by fire in July 2020, and decommissioned in April 2021. See also. USS Franklin
Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in the American Continental Navy named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. She was originally an East Indiaman , a merchant ship built in France for the French East India Company in 1765, for service between France and Asia.
Oct 20, 2021 · Navy investigation says fire that destroyed US warship was caused by a chain of errors and was ‘clearly preventable’. By Oren Liebermann, CNN. 4 minute read. Published 2:57 PM EDT, Wed October ...
Originally built in 1766 as the French merchant vessel Duc de Duras, the ship was gifted to Captain John Paul Jones of the Continental Navy by King of France Louis XVI for use against the British during the American Revolution. Jones renamed her Bonhomme Richard to honor his friend, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, whose famous work, Poor Richard’s Almanac, was a bestseller in France under ...
Jun 2, 2021 · The hull of the former amphibious warship Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) has arrived at the yard of a Texas shipbreaker for dismantling, the shipyard confirmed to USNI News. On Monday, tug Nicole Foss ...
Oct 19, 2021 · The investigation into the fire aboard Bonhomme Richard, overseen by former U.S. 3rd Fleet commander Vice Adm. Scott Conn, found that the two-year-long $249 million maintenance period rendered the ...
Feb 9, 2022 · According to the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, despite their best efforts, the Bonhomme Richard sank just hours later. Although the Bonhomme Richard had more sailors on board, each ship lost more than half of its crew members in the fight, and many who survived were badly burned.
20 October 2021. From Vice Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs. WASHINGTON -- The Navy released today two reports related to the fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020: the ...
Apr 15, 2021 · SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy held a decommissioning ceremony for the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego on April 14. An official website of the United...
