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Salvage Company Begins Removing Island on USS Bonhomme Richard Ahead of Towing, Dismantling
February 26, 2021 6:46 PM
Contractors with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) work to remove the aft mast aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on Aug. 4, 2020. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated to include additional information from NAVSEA.
A salvage company began removing the island on damaged amphibious assault ship USS
Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) this week as part of the process to get the ship ready for towing and then dismantling.
Lawmakers ask Navy to sink decommissioned assault ship off Florida coast
By FOX 13 News staff
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A helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 combats a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 14. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/Rele
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After a major fire damaged a Navy assault ship, the US Military has been considering what to do with the massive, decommissioned watercraft.
A group of lawmakers says they have the answer: sink it off the coast of Florida.
In July 2020, flames ravaged the USS Bonhomme Richard, an 844-foot-long Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, as it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. The fire burned for four days, injuring dozens of Navy and fire fighting personnel.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2021) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Atlantic Ocean. Dwight D. Eisenhower is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cameron Pinske)
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Deploys Upon Completion of Historic COMPTUEX
February 24, 2021
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 22, 2021 February 22, 2021 11:23 AM • Updated:
February 26, 2021 3:53 PM
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 22, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:
297
In Japan
Airman Kevin Figueroa, from Clayton, N.C., performs maintenance on a vent on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on Feb. 18, 2021. US Navy Photo
USS
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is in port in Yokosuka, Japan.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group deployed today for the second time in a year, after wrapping up a final training and certification exercise with its new set of cruiser and destroyer escorts. Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) are deploying again after setting out for […]