I can assure you that in no way were my comments related to the fire on the present day Bonny Dick. My Father served on the carrier USS Bon Homme Richard ( CVA-31 ) during the Korean War. The irony is that the dying words of Captain James Lawrence are associated with Perry’s victor...
Navy officials said the fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard , an amphibious assault ship undergoing maintenance and upgrades at a port in San Diego, was put out last Thursday. Reaching temperatures up to 1200 degrees Fahrenheit (about 650 degrees Celsius), it melted aluminum and incinerated wirin...
Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department boats combat a fire on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base and shipboard...