[33] The Navy removed the aft mast of the damaged ship to ensure it would not collapse. The USS Bonhomme Richard will be decommissioned after a fire suspected to be caused by arson tore through the ship in July while it was docked in San Diego, according to military officials. À bord tous unis contre le feu. Navy officials announced Monday that the ship, the suspected target of an arsonist, would be scrapped. Ce navire amphibie de la classe « Wasp » a été sérieusement endommagé le 13 juillet dernier lors d’un incendie. On 4 January 2005, the ship helped airlift relief supplies to the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.[12]. On dénombre actuellement vingt-et-un blessés parmi les membres d’équipage et les pompiers engagés. Beginning 6 December 2004, Bonhomme Richard detached as a supporting unit of Operation Iraqi Freedom and sailed to Sri Lanka to provide support for relief efforts following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and its subsequent tsunamis. The USS Bonhomme Richard was one of 10 large amphibious ships operated by the U.S. [4] Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, said the event was "a very, very serious incident" and that the Navy would address any systemic problems. Smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, after an explosion and fire onboard the ship In this July 12, 2020, file photo. She deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom from 1 December 2001 to 18 June 2002. Like the previous five Wasp-class ships, Bonhomme Richard is designed to embark, deploy and land elements of a Marine landing force in amphibious assault operations by helicopter, landing craft and amphibious vehicle, and if needed, to act as a light aircraft carrier. After the exercise, the ship sailed for Sydney, arriving 16 August 2013. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, along with other federal agencies continue to investigate. [5] Navy leaders decided to decommission and scrap the ship because repairs were estimated to take up to seven years and cost up to $3.2 billion. L'USS Bonhomme-Richard en feu à San Diego (actualisé) Une explosion suivie d'un incendie a fait au moins 57 blessés (21 initialement) dimanche à bord du Bonhomme-Richard dans la base navale de San Diego, en Californie. On July 12, an explosion rocked the USS Bonhomme Richard, touching off a fire that raged for four days, gutting the amphibious assault ship. The Secretary of the Navy, John H. Dalton, place… Repairing Fire-Damaged USS Bonhomme Richard Would Likely Take Years, Admiral Says Sailors and Federal Fire San Diego firefighters combat a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) … Bonhomme Richard took the place of USS Essex as the command ship for Expeditionary Strike Group Seven and switched homeport from San Diego, California to Sasebo, Japan, on 23 April 2012. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding on 11 December 1992, and her keel was laid down on 18 April 1995. Bonhomme Richard deployed in Operation Unified Assistance from 5 January 2005 to February 2005. [31], Fire and water damage were sustained on 11 of 14 decks. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy commissioned in 1998. Pilots from Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) and VMA-311, embarked aboard Bonhomme Richard, expended more than 175,000 pounds (79,000 kg) of ordnance, providing close air support to the Marines on the ground and during predetermined strikes in Iraq. [14], Bonhomme Richard assisted in the air-sea rescue operation of the capsized South Korean ferry MV Sewol with helicopters on 16 April 2014.[15]. Il sera déconstruit, ainsi en a décidé la Navy. The Navy’s Nov. 30 announcement to decommission the USS Bonhomme Richard following July’s catastrophic fire illustrates the frailty of our naval defense industrial base. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bonhomme Richard launched more than 800 sorties, including 547 combat launches. L'USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) est un porte-avion de classe Essex de l'United States Navy.Deuxième navire de la Marine américaine à porter ce nom, il reprend le nom de la frégate Bonhomme Richard de la guerre d'indépendance. [35], On 26 August, news outlets reported that a sailor from the ship was being investigated for arson, but no motive had been identified and no one had been charged. It … U.S. Representative John P. Murtha, of Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District delivered the principal commissioning address. Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in the Continental Navy.She was originally an East Indiaman, a merchant ship built in France for the French East India Company in 1765, for service between France and Asia. L’« USS Bonhomme Richard » victime d’un incendie; Le feu a pris alors que le navire, en maintenance, était à quai à San Diego. Le bâtiment de l’US Navy s’est alors en partie embrasé. The Navy said on Monday that it … [13], During the summer of 2013 Bonhomme Richard participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2013. Her next deployment was in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, beginning 17 January 2003 and lasting to 26 July 2003. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 21 juillet 2020 à 10:23. (Photo : compte Facebook de Surface warriors) L’« USS Bonhomme Richard » victime d’un incendie Publié le 13/07/2020 12:24 | Mis à jour le 14/07/2020 19:32. Ce navire amphibie de la classe WASP a été sérieusement endommagé le 13 juillet dernier lors d'un incendie. The event included a cake cutting ceremony, informational displays and a speech by Chief Electronics Technician Donnielle Clay, a guest speaker of the Bonhomme Richard heritage committee. He said the firefighting efforts had involved sailors from many ships and units in San Diego, including the helicopter squadron HSC-3, which dropped water on the ship. Ports of call include East Timor; Phuket, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Oahu, Hawaii. L'annonce a été faite le 30 novembre (lire ici).Sur l'accident, voir mon post ici.. Cinq navires de l’United States Navy ont été nommés Bonhomme Richard ou Bon Homme Richard: Les autres navires seront nommés d'après le précédent : Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy commissioned in 1998. She was launched on 14 March 1997, delivered to the Navy on 12 May 1998, and commissioned on 15 August 1998. Les responsables de l’US Navy ont travaillé lundi pour déterminer ce qui a provoqué un incendie massif sur le USS Bonhomme Richard, un navire d’assaut amphibie, qui a fait 17 marins blessés et quatre civils. [10] Cost of replacement was estimated about $4 billion (2020 dollars).[11]. Here’s how she looked Monday docked in San Diego Congressman Murtha's wife, Mrs. Joyce Murtha, served as Ship Sponsor, and christened the ship at Ingalls in May 1997. … [3], On 12 July 2020, a fire started on a lower deck while the ship was undergoing maintenance at Naval Base San Diego. Navy. In July 2008, the ship took part in RIMPAC 2008 off the coast of Hawaii. ; The ship suffered a catastrophic fire in July 2020 that left it … Federal Fire Department San Diego and US Navy Sailors continue to fight the fire to save the ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). [16] This was followed by a week long port call in Melbourne. Second, after delivering her attack and transport helicopters, troops, and vehicles, she took up position just miles off the coast of Kuwait and became one of two light aircraft carriers, or "Harrier Carriers", along with USS Bataan in the Persian Gulf, launching AV-8B Harrier strike aircraft into Iraq. Bon Homme Richard (CV 31), the second ship to bear the name after John Paul Jones’s Revolutionary War Frigate was launched on April 29, 1944 by the New York Navy Yard. L’« USS Bonhomme Richard » ne reprendra pas la mer. The average cost of a Wasp-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ship was estimated to be about $750 million[9] whereas the program unit cost of an America Class LHA (landing helicopter assault) was expected to be about $3.3 billion (2015 dollars). Bonhomme Richard departed her building yard, Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 8 August 1998, sailing into Pensacola Harbor at Naval Air Station Pensacola for commissioning activities and culminating with the main ceremony, which was held on 15 August 1998. Voici quelques clichés de cet incendie qui ravage le porte-hélicoptères amphibie. The Navy is … Now that the smoke has had time to clear it seems that the U.S. Navy’s options are bad or worse when it comes to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), … LHD-6 is the third ship of the United States Navy to bear the name first given by John Paul Jones to his Continental Navy frigate, named in French "Good Man Richard" in honor of Benjamin Franklin, the publisher of Poor Richard's Almanac who at the time served as U.S. ambassador to France. Then Secretary of the Navy, John H. Dalton, placed the new ship in commission. [27] By 14 July the number of injured had risen to 61, as more people were treated for minor injuries, including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation, the following day. US Navy Photo US Navy Photo This post has been updated with additional historical details. 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 … Bonhomme Richard participated in several operations. [21] Since the ship was in maintenance, on-board fire-suppression systems had been disabled, delaying the onset of firefighting efforts, according to Admiral Sobeck. L'USS Bonhomme Richard (1765), anciennement Duc de Duras, une frégate construite en France et placée à la disposition de John Paul Jones en 1779. [34], Nine sailors assigned to Bonhomme Richard were meritoriously promoted in rank on 31 July for their actions in fighting the fire. On 5 August 2017 a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit took off from Bonhomme Richard and then crashed in Shoalwater Bay on the east coast of Australia. Navy Will Dismantle USS Bonhomme Richard The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship burned for five days after a fire broke out onboard July 12. [30] The minor injury total had risen to 63 total (40 sailors and 23 civilians). The USS Bonhomme Richard cost $750 million to build when it was commissioned back in 1998, which amounts to about $1.2 billion in today's dollars. The resulting fire was fueled by paper, cloth, rags or other materials, not fuel oil or other hazardous materials, Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, told reporters that evening. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Jason Waite Il fut en service de 1944 à 1971. From September 2009 to April 2010, Bonhomme Richard deployed to the Fifth and Seventh Fleet Areas of Operations (AoR). The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard’s (LHD 6) heritage committee hosted a celebration Jan. 15, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day. [24], The day the fire erupted, 17 sailors and four civilians were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries;[25][26] all but five were released by morning of the next day, navy officials said. [36], On 30 November 2020, Navy officials said that attempting to repair the damage and return Bonhomme Richard to service would take between five and seven years and cost an estimated $2.5 billion to $3.2 billion. From 24 January to 24 July 2000, the ship made the first Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment of any U.S. Navy ship in the 2000s as part of Operation Southern Watch. Twenty-three personnel were rescued, while three died, their bodies being recovered about three weeks later. The amphibious assault ship USS 'Bonhomme Richard' sits pierside at Naval Base San Diego. [6][7] Some of the ship's salvageable parts will be removed and stored for use in other ships.[8]. 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