Amphibious Assault Ships: Wasp Class

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IF true......keel hauling would be to good for the sob.......... :x DFO
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Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Makin Island pictured off the Californian coast,November 3rd 2020.
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Pelican wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 3:28 pm Did an Arsonist Torch the USS Bonhomme Richard?

A fire broke out on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard on July 12 while the ship was dockside at the Naval Base San Diego. Now, the Navy is investigating whether arson was the cause of the fire. A sailor from the ship is a prime suspect. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) are leading the investigation. No motive has been identified and no one has been charged.

The fire burned for more than four days and severely damaged the ship. NPR reports that after touring the damage in July, the Navy’s top officer, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, suggested that the 22-year-old vessel may be a total loss.

According to documents provided by the Navy, over the last decade there were nine serious fires on board Navy ships around the world and seven of those fires were on board ships in port, most undergoing maintenance.

The Bonhomme Richard is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, 844 feet in length and resembling a small aircraft carrier. It is used to transport a Marine detachment, its equipment and aircraft. The Bonhomme Richard was one of the first vessels being retrofitted to carry the new F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, setting back plans to deploy the new stealth fighter jet on amphibious assault ships.

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Thanks for the update Harry , at last a decision eh ......
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After all, what could the new, improved "MISSILE MARINES" of Kommandante Berger's fevered imagination need with any amphibs anyhow??? He has scrapped the relatively few remaining tanks the CORPS had in his drive to redo the USMC into his "VISION", altho F-35Bs will somehow fly from "advanced, bare bones jungle bases"........uhh...sure. :shock: DFO
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All this does make you wonder about damage control, I know she was under refit, but this fire should not have spread like this, or am I being excessively critical?
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All the material still inside her from the refit became FUEL for the fire. OTOH complacency probably contributed, too. Based on what I've read there simply was not enough operational equipment (ships' water mains come to mind) nor bodies to effectively fight the fire early on. The shape of the ship and the hull openings helped as wind tunnels to fan the fire, day after day.

Everything taken together: scratch one flat top, so to speak....... :cry:

Meanwhile the brasshat in charge during her loss is @ to be promoted, nice....huh? DFO
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USS Bonhomme Richard to Be Scrapped, a Glimpse Inside the Charred Wreckage

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Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Makin Island....2021.
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Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Iwo Jima pictured in the Atlantic on March 4th 2021.
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