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Bonhomme richard and home port of san diego. Amphibious assault vehicle, has the capacity to launch helicopters and whatnot from its deck and can also launch what we call lcacs from its old, and they can transport tanks and various personnel carriers, other things. This ship that youre seeing on fire was commissioned in 1998. You might wonder about that name. Bonhomme richard is actually the third bonhomme richard. This vessel was named after ben minh franklin. The french says hes a good man, ri...

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The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf returned Friday to Naval Station Norfolk for the last time as the Navy prepares to decommission the warship later this year.

The cruiser departed Jan. 28 from its Norfolk homeport to support drug interdiction security operations in the Caribbean for three and a half months.

The 39-year-old ship, four years past its expected 35-year service life, is scheduled to be decommissioned in September

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The amphibious assault ship had to return to port a week after it deployed.

The amphibious assault ship had to return to port a week after it deployed.

The amphibious assault ship had to return to port a week after it deployed.

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