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Navy to Remove Aft Mast on USS Bonhomme Richard This Week in ‘Abundance of Caution’

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) sits pier side at Naval Base San Diego on July 16, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy will remove the aft mast USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) this week out of an abundance of caution, after the fire on the ship last month particularly affected the superstructure area of the amphibious assault ship.

“Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is commencing work to remove the aft mast aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). The fire compromised the structural integrity of the aft mast,...

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/04/navy-to-remove-aft-mast-on-uss-bonhomme-richard-this-week-in-abundance-of-caution

Navy Memo to Shipbuilders, Maintainers on Fire Safety After USS Bonhomme Richard Blaze

The following July 24, 2020 message from Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts to the shipbuilders and ship maintainers following the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) fire in San Diego.

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISE

SUBJECT: Fire Safety

I am calling each and every one of you who builds and maintains our Navy ships to action. We must all do our part to ensure the safety of our ships, especially fire safety. I ask you to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/27/navy-memo-to-shipbuilders-maintainers-on-fire-safety-after-uss-bonhomme-richard-fire

ATF Team Assisting in USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Investigation; Rear Adm. Byrne to Lead Safety Investigation Board

An MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter from the Merlins of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 provides aerial firefighting support to fight the fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on July 14, 2020. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Federal investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting in the criminal investigation into the fire that severely damaged USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), a Navy official told USNI News.

The Naval...

NASSCO Awarded $10M for USS Bonhomme Richard Clean Up; CNO Praises Firefighter Response

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) sits pier side at Naval Base San Diego on July 16, 2020. US Navy Photo

A San Diego shipyard has been given a $10-million award to continue emergency firefighting and ongoing cleanup efforts aboard amphibious warship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), according to a Pentagon contract announcement.

The award to NASSCO will modify a previous contract for repairs that were ongoing when the fire broke out last week. While all known fires aboard the 40,000-ton amphib were...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/22/nassco-awarded-10m-for-uss-bonhomme-richard-clean-up-cno-praises-firefighter-response

CNO Gilday Promises ‘Thorough’ Investigation After Seeing Fire Damaged USS Bonhomme Richard

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday tours USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on July 17, 2020.
(From left to right) Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck, the commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, Gilday, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts, NAVSEA commander Vice Adm. Bill Galinis, Bonhomme Richard commander Capt. Gregory Scott Thoroman, Federal Fire Chief Mary Anderson. US Navy Photo

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy’s top officer met with...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/17/cno-gilday-promises-thorough-investigation-after-seeing-fire-damaged-uss-bonhomme-richard

Fire Chief Details Battling USS Bonhomme Richard Blaze as Investigations Begin

Federal firefighters assess damage in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on July 15, 2020. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On midday Thursday, Navy officials declared all known fires aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) had been extinguished after more than four days of battling the blaze that was sparked on Sunday.

“Now that things are starting to cool off, we can go and actually assess… what the real issues are,” Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck, the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/17/fire-chief-details-battling-uss-bonhomme-richard-blaze-as-investigations-begin

USS Bonhomme Richard Listing as Fire Fight Enters 5th Day; CO Thanks Crew for ‘Strength and Resilience’

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) listing on July 14, 2020 as damage control efforts continue aboard the ship. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy pulled off all firefighting crews and personnel aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) and on Pier 2 late Wednesday, after the blackened and still-smoking amphibious assault ship shifted and listed further, officials said.

Crews were back aboard by dawn Thursday, however, and in a morning update Naval Surface Force Pacific announced no additional...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/16/uss-bonhomme-richard-listing-as-fire-fight-enters-5th-day-co-thanks-crew-for-strength-and-resilience

On Day 4, Fire Crews on USS Bonhomme Richard Battle Hot Spots and Flare Ups

An image of fire damage to the forward mast of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 14, 2020. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – More than 300 sailors and firefighters continue to battle hot spots as part of the ongoing efforts to extinguish fires and flareups inside the skin of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), as efforts enter the fourth day, Navy officials said.

Throughout the day, fire boats continued to pour water on the hull and superstructure...

Fire Fight Intensifies on USS Bonhomme Richard, 5 Sailors Still Hospitalized

200712-N-BL599-1081 SAN DIEGO (July 12,2020) – Sailors and Federal Firefighters combat a fire onboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/13/fire-fight-intensifies-on-uss-bonhomme-richard-5-sailors-still-hospitalized

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