Bonhomme Richard
Americannoun
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The Navy prosecuted a sailor for allegedly setting the USS Bonhomme Richard on fire.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023
A fellow sailor aboard the Bonhomme Richard told investigators he saw Seaman Mays running from the area where the fire is believed to have started.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The Bonhomme Richard, commissioned in 1998, had 14 cavernous decks designed to carry aircraft, armored vehicles and nearly 2,000 Marines into combat.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
A sailor accused of starting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard will face a court-martial for arson, the Navy said Friday.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022
In deference to Benjamin Franklin who had always been his close friend Jones called his new craft the Bonhomme Richard, in honor of Benjamin Franklin's famous nickname of "Poor Richard."
From A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. by Clayton Edwards
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