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The Naval Fleet Command issued a press release in response to media reports that “warships at Keelung Port caught fire and smoke” (January 10, 111) In response to media reports that “warships berthed at Keelung Port and caught fire and smoke,” the Naval Fleet Command stated today (10) that it belonged to the Great Taiwan warship of the 1992 Fleet.…
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The Navy released today two reports related to the fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020: the results of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Command Investigation and a Major Fires Review commissioned by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations that examined all major fires in the Navy over the last 12 years.
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November 30, 2020 – After thorough consideration, the Navy has decided to decommission USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, due to the extensive damage sustained during the July fire. “We did not come to this decision lightly,” said Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite. “Following an extensive material assessment in which various courses of action…
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