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Navy Report Finds Multiple Failures Led To Bonhomme Richard Fire, Hill Responds

Wednesday, October 20th, 2021

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Navy Report Finds Multiple Failures Led To Bonhomme Richard Fire, Hill Responds

A fire continued to be fought into the evening on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy released a report this week reviewing the factors that led to the devastating five day fire that cost the service the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), an assessment showing that a range of failures at various levels were responsible for the Navy losing the $2 billion ship. Former U.S. 3rd Fleet commander Vice Adm. Scott Conn oversaw the Command Investigation and his report found that “although the fire was started by an act of arson, the ship was lost…

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