Wasp class - LH - Assault Carrier IMO: MMSI: 368820000 Flight Deck: 6 Call Sign: NBHR Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDeploymentHomeportAircraft History of USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 1992-dec-11OrderedOrdered 1995-apr-18Laid downLaid down 1997-mar-14LaunchedLaunched 1998-aug-15CommissionedCommissioned 2007-jan-26AircraftAircraft California off coast MH-60S 166310 accident 2013-jul-15DeploymentDeployment Coral Sea Talisman Saber 2013 2014-apr-20DeploymentDeployment off Kunsan Part of PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU, SAR operations for the sunken ferry Sewol of the coast of the Republic of Korea 2015-feb-28NEWS Marine V-22 Osprey Shown to Malaysian Armed Forces 2015-mar-27NEWS Ospreys land on Korean Amphibious Ship Dokdo 2015-apr-02 with VMM-262 Ospreys aboard 2015-jul-07DeploymentDeployment Talisman Sabre 2015 participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 15. Flagship for US Expeditionary Strike Group 7. 2015-jul-15NEWS MV-22 Osprey in Talisman Sabre 2015 2016-mar-18NEWS USA and South Korea Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 2017-mayDeploymentDeployment Sasebo Naval Base Departed Sasebo for a 4 month deployment in 7th Fleet area of operations. Returned on 25 Sep. 2017-sep-19NEWSMCAS Futenma 31st MEU Completes Deployment, Returns to Okinawa 2018-janDeploymentDeployment Sasebo Naval Base US 7th Fleet Relieved as Forward deployed Amphibious Force 7th Fleet flagship at Sasebo by USS Wasp. 2018-feb-13NEWSU-Tapao US Marines in Thailand for Cobra Gold 2018 2018-may-08HomeportHomeport Naval Base San Diego Moved to San Diego for a 2-year upgrade for integration of F-35B 2020-jul-12DeploymentDeployment Naval Base San Diego Accident Seriously damaged by fire, following an explosion on board, alongside Pier 2 at San Diego. 2020-jul-13NEWSNaval Base San Diego Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard 2020-dec-01NEWS USS Bonhomme Richard to be Decommissioned 2021-apr-15 Naval Base San Diego departed San Diego under tow, for Texas and possible scrapping. 2021-may-11 passed through Panama Canal, en route Texas. Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Wasp class 1080crew 1900troops 41180full load (tn) 257.20length (m) 33.50beam (m) 9.10draught (m) 22max speed (knots) 70000power (shp) 2Naval Engine steam turbines 2Missile Launcher Mk 49 21-cell RAM 2Missile Launcher Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow 3Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm 3Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm Aircraft Typical Max USMC Bell V-22 Osprey 010 USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 1242 USMC Bell UH-1N 20 USMC Sikorsky S-80 H-53E 40 USMC Bell 209 AH-1 Cobra 40 USMC Bell UH-1Y Venom 02 Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding,