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
Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays was found not guilty of arson and hazarding a vessel for the devastating fire that broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
A Navy judge has ruled a sailor was not guilty of setting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The fire that engulfed the Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship that was designed to carry thousands of Marines and deploy them from landing craft and helicopters, began when it was docked and undergoing renovations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
Pearson engaged the Bonhomme Richard, and after a desperate fight the two English ships were forced to strike.
From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Reginald Lane Poole
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