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Featured in USS Bonhomme Richard Fire

By Nov 30, 2020
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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.
By Sep 30, 2020
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Fire strikes fourth Navy warship since mid-July

Four U.S. Navy warships have caught fire in just over two months.
By Aug 27, 2020
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Arson suspected in Bonhomme Richard fire, defense official says

A defense official confirmed to Task & Purpose that a sailor is being questioned in connection with the fire but has not been charged.
By Jul 28, 2020
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Smoke from USS Bonhomme Richard fire contained toxic chemicals, contradicting Navy claims

As black smoke poured off the USS Bonhomme Richard, people in portside communities complained of headaches and nausea even as the Navy claimed Navy that "there's nothing toxic in there"
By Jul 22, 2020
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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...
By Jul 22, 2020
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Two other Navy ships caught fire just days after the USS Bonhomme Richard inferno

The inferno that engulfed the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard isn't the only fire to strike Navy capital ships in recent weeks
By Jul 20, 2020
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The Bonhomme Richard fire raises questions about whether the Navy learned anything from its last ship fire

After the USS Bonhomme Richard burned for five days at a shipyard in San Diego, it begs the question: Did the lessons the Navy learned from the USS Miami blaze...
By Jul 18, 2020
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Photos show the damage sustained by the USS Bonhomme Richard during the fire

A string of photos that recently surfaced online offer a sense of the scale and scope of damage sustained by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during last week's...
By Jul 17, 2020
Pentagon Run-Down

The Bonhomme Richard fire raises concerns over whether the Navy can repair ships damaged in war

'There’s simply very few locations where someone could even attempt to build a replacement for Bonhomme Richard.'
By Jul 16, 2020
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The USS Bonhomme Richard has finally stopped burning

Firefighters have extinguished all known blazes on the Navy amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard after four-plus days of round-the-clock efforts