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USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) was the 14th of the 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, the first one being named for John Paul Jones's famous Revolutionary War frigate by the same name.
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) was recommissioned on 15 January 1951 and on 10 May departed San Diego for the western Pacific. She joined TF 77 off Korea on 29 May and launched her first air...
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 [ edit]
USS BON HOMME RICHARD was the 14 th ESSEX - class aircraft carrier and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Reclassified as attack aircraft carrier CVA 31 on October 1, 1952, the carrier was decommissioned on July 2, 1971.
U.S. Navy ordnancemen aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31) fusing 227 kg (500 lb.) and 40 kg (100 lb.) bombs on Douglas AD-3/-4Q Skyraider planes of attack squadron VA-923, Carrier Air Group 102 (CVG-102), before a strike on Korea on 10 November 1951.
Jul 21, 2020 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier including pictures.