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Bonhomme Richard. Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Bonhomme Richard or Bon Homme Richard ( pronounced [bɔnɔm ʁi.ʃaʁ] ), the French language equivalent of "Goodman Richard". The name is in reference to American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
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 ...
Oct 20, 2021 · The cascade of errors and breakdowns involved 36 Navy personnel, the investigation found, including the commander of USS Bonhomme Richard and five admirals, who failed to maintain the ship,...
Sep 30, 2022 · NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — A sailor charged with intentionally setting one of the worst noncombat fires in U.S. Navy history, which destroyed the $1.2 billion U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in San Diego ...
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...
Aug 4, 2021 · A 20-year-old US Navy sailor has been identified as the prime suspect charged with starting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard warship in 2020.
Sep 21, 2022 · Tuesday marked the second day of the trial for a Navy sailor accused of setting a massive fire that burned for days and destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, and testimony about the...
