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
off Kunsan Part of PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU, SAR operations for the sunken ferry Sewol of the coast of the Republic of Korea
Sasebo Naval Base Departed Sasebo for a 4 month deployment in 7th Fleet area of operations. Returned on 25 Sep.
U-Tapao US Marines in Thailand for Cobra Gold 2018 
Naval Base San Diego Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard 