The ship’s namesake was Captained by John Paul Jones, like him we have not begun to fight.
LHD 6, Bonhomme Richard, is the third US Navy ship to bear that name.
The second Bonhomme Richard, CV/CVA 31, was an Essex class carrier built during WWII. Served in 3 wars (WWII, Korea, Vietnam) during its service life (1944-1980)
https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lhd6/Pages/history.aspx
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Lucky they were not hit by a missile..... Was someone smoking and all the fire suppression systems turned off?