amphibious assault ship

USS Wasp crew member is the third sailor to die from COVID-19 in February

Deadly month.

The Navy has decided to scrap the USS Bonhomme Richard

The service has determined that it would be too costly to repair the amphibious assault ship.

The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship just rolled up in San Diego

After a trip around South America, the USS Tripoli has arrived in San Diego and will be used to deploy Marines and their aircraft worldwide

The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship just rolled up in San Diego

After a trip around South America, the USS Tripoli has arrived in San Diego and will be used to deploy Marines and their aircraft worldwide

Fires and flooding have absolutely devastated the USS Bonhomme Richard, the Navy’s top officer reveals

Damage to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard caused by fires, explosions, and flooding is "extensive," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said in a summary report obtained...

Meet the Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship for a ‘leaner and meaner’ Marine Corps

The Navy commissioned its newest amphibious assault ship on Wednesday, July 15, one designed to better deploy Marines and their aircraft from the ocean

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Fire

USS Bonhomme Richard, its fate uncertain, would be one of largest ships Navy has lost outside of combat

Even if the ship is saved, it will be out of action for an extended period of time, and that will limit what the Navy can do in deploying its...

Hundreds of sailors fight to save USS Bonhomme Richard as blaze tears through stricken warship

“I feel absolutely hopeful [the ship] will sail again"

The Navy and Marine Corps are on the hunt for a new light amphibious warship

Details have emerged about a new class of amphibious warships that Navy and Marine Corps leaders say will be essential to competing with near-peer adversaries at sea.