Posted on Nov 30, 2020
Navy to scrap USS Bonhomme Richard after days-long fire
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Navy decides to scrap the USS Bonhomme Richard after an extensive fire engulfed the ship. The Amphibious assault ship will be scrapped & not repurposed into another ship type, after the costs of refurbishing the ship for other duty would exceed $1 Billion dollars. To fully decommission the ship will take 9 months to 1 year & cost $30 million to scrap the ship.
Navy to scrap USS Bonhomme Richard after days-long fire
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LTC (Join to see) Sad to Hear, Beautiful Ship Once Upon a Time but I Understand the Cost to Restore Her is Just Not Feasible.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel ... Yes it ultimately was a dollars & cents decision: Refurbish v. Build New. Hopefully they'll be able to replace the ship in a couple of years.
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That is so sad! I hope they were able to take parts of the ship and keep them for spares in the rest of the family of LHAs
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC (Join to see) One of the First Things that is Done when a Ship is Decommissioned a "Salvage Party" On USS California CGN-36 and USS Arkansas CGN-41 we had a Few Thing that Came from the Neighboring "Ghost" Fleet. I Know Lots of the Damage Control Equipment will be Recycled.
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