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Navy To Scrap Bonhomme Richard After Fire

Monday, November 30th, 2020

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Navy To Scrap Bonhomme Richard After Fire

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite tours fire damage aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during a visit to the ship at Naval Base San Diego in July 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Kofonow)

The Navy said Monday it will scrap the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) after a fire heavily damaged it earlier this year, concluding the cost to fix or convert it is not worth it. A fire raged on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship for four days in July while in port in San Diego undergoing a standard maintenance availability (Defense Daily, July 17). “We did not come to this decision lightly. Following an extensive material assessment in which various courses of…

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