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The USS Constitution sank an enemy ship, the British HMS Guerriere, during the War of 1812. The target sank by the Simpson was much more recent than that. She sank an Iranian patrol boat in the Persian Gulf in 1988.
USS Bonhomme Richard’s destruction after fire caused by repeated failures, Navy says. A Navy investigation into the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard concluded that although the July 2020 fire is believed to be arson, “the ship was lost due to an inability to extinguish the fire.”
What caused the fire on Bonhomme Richard?
Winds coming off San Diego Bay whipped up the flames that shot up the ship’s elevator shafts and exhaust stacks. Two explosions — one heard as far as 13 miles (21 kilometers) away — caused the fire to grow. More than 60 sailors and civilians were treated for minor injuries, heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.
What happened LHD 6?
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) was a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy commissioned on 15 August 1998. Repairs to the ship were estimated to take up to seven years and cost up to $3.2 billion so the ship was decommissioned on 15 April 2021 and sold for scrap.
Did a battleship ever sunk an aircraft carrier?
Technically no, as both the USS Gambier Bay – Wikipedia and HMS Glorious were sunk by lighter and faster ships than battleships, cruisers and battle cruisers respectively. But the artillery navy did score a couple aircraft carriers with heavy guns.
Has a battleship ever sunk a submarine?
At 69,000 tons when launched in 1944, the Shinano would have remained the world’s largest aircraft until the 1960s. But that was not to be. Instead the Shinano earned a distinction of a different kind: the title of largest warship ever sunk by a submarine.
Who Started Fire on USS Bonhomme Richard?
Ryan Sawyer Mays
Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays, a member of the ship’s crew, has been accused of starting the fire that destroyed the $2 billion warship.
Will the USS Bonhomme Richard ever be repaired?
The fire that broke out on the U.S. Navy amphibious ship USS Bonhomme Richard at a shipyard in San Diego last month caused catastrophic damage to 11 of 14 decks on the 844-foot vessel. The Navy has awarded a $10-million contract to begin post-fire clean-up, but that doesn’t mean the service plans to repair the badly-damaged BHR.
Should the Bonhomme Richard be decommissioned?
Perhaps the Bonhomme Richard can be cost-effectively restored to operational fitness as an amphibious assault ship. But if not, decommissioning is not the only option. Consideration should be given to repurposing it as a test platform. The USS Langley’s fleet experimentation helped develop the war-winning carrier fleet of World War II.
The Navy already is buying ships that could make good substitutes for vessels such as BHR. The service is in the process of buying as many as six expeditionary sea-base ships, or ESBs.
What happened to the USS BHR?
A fire broke out on BHR on July 12 while the 843-foot-long Wasp -class vessel was undergoing refit in San Diego. The blaze raged for four days.