Smoke rises from a fire aboard US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard. REUTERS/Bing Guan
Task & Purpose: Two other Navy ships caught fire just days after the USS Bonhomme Richard inferno
The inferno that engulfed the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard isn't the only fire to strike a Navy capital ship in recent weeks.
On Friday, Navy personnel identified and quickly extinguished a "small" fire aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the Bonhomme Richard's sister ship which is currently undergoing maintenance at General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia.
"In response to this incident, the Navy has issued a stop-work order for all ships in maintenance availabilities at GD NASSCO Norfolk to ensure compliance with all established fire protocols and procedures," Naval Sea Systems Command spokesman Rory O’Connor told Task & Purpose.
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WNU Editor: The last thing that the US Navy needs right now is another destructive fire on a major ship.
Once is an accident. Twice is a pattern. The third time is an act of war.
ReplyDeleteThey say fires are common for non-carriers. We have to do things the same as for carriers.
ReplyDeleteFORRESTAL Ship's Patch. The ship was called the USS Forest Fire for reasons know to a lot of the crew. Hardly a day went by without us being called to fire quarters. Usually because some idiot emoted an ash tray
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It could be a yard worker.
It could be sailor.
It could have been spontaneous combustion.
It could have been espionage.
With today'd climate due to liberals and/or China, my guess is sabotage.
Could be some retarded BLM activity..
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