185: Loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is a sharp blow to the USN keeping the peace in the Pacific. @JerryHendrixII Captain Jerry Hendrix, USN (ret.)

Published: July 14, 2020, 5:38 p.m.

(Photo: Bonhomme Richard on fire Unknown author - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress) 's Prints and Photographs division (https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/) under the digital ID cph.3b03765 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b03765) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing) for more information. Battle between USS Bonhomme Richard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(1765)) and HMS Serapis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Serapis_(1779)) Sept. 23, 1779 (Battle of Flamborough Head (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flamborough_Head) ). Illus. in: Memoirs de Paul Jones, frontispiece.) Permission details No known restrictions on publicationView more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(1765)#) Public Domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_between_BONHOMME_RICHARD_and_SERAPIS,_Sept._23,_1779_cph.3b03765.jpg) view terms File:Battle between BONHOMME RICHARD and SERAPIS, Sept. 23, 1779 cph.3b03765.jpg Created: 1 January 1798 http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules http://johnbatchelorshow.com/blog Twitter: @BatchelorShow Loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is a sharp blow to the USN keeping the peace in the Pacific. @JerryHendrixII Captain Jerry Hendrix, USN (ret.) https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/fire-continues-to-burn-on-uss-bonhomme-richard/509-c3196629-1877-4607-b6c9-ed37a99f494a