US Navy to Scrap USS Bonhomme Richard After Fire

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The US Navy has decided to scrap the amphibious landing dock USS Bonhomme Richard due to extensive damage from last July’s fire at Naval Base San Diego. They came to the decision after an assessment concluded that the cost to restore the ship could be more than $3 billion and would take between five and seven years to complete. The vessel will instead be decommissioned, towed away and dismantled.

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