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This information came from a letter that Admiral Michael Gilday, the Chief of Naval Operations, had sent other flag officers and senior non-commissioned officers.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/07/22/the-us-navys-top-officer-reveals-grim-details-of-the-damage-to-bonhomme-richard/

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