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Richard Cevantis Carrier (born December 1, 1969) is an American ancient historian. [2] He is a long-time contributor to skeptical websites, including The Secular Web ...
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) was the 14th of the 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, the first one being named for John Paul Jones's famous Revolutionary War frigate by the same name.
As World War II loomed, two more classes of carriers were commissioned under President Franklin Roosevelt: the Essex class, which is informally divided into regular bow and extended bow sub-classes, and the Independence-class ships, which are classified as light aircraft carriers. [3] Between these two classes, 35 ships were completed.
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw action at the end of World War II, throughout the Korean War, and through the Vietnam War. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), was a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship that was severely damaged by fire in July 2020, and decommissioned in April 2021.
A video shared on X claims to show the USS Abraham Lincoln on fire after a Houthi attack. Verdict: False The video is likely from 2020 and shows the USS Bonhomme Richard on fire in San Diego. Fact ...
Richard Carlile (1790–1843) – English journalist, radical and secularist. [11] Edward Carpenter (1844–1929) – English socialist poet, philosopher and anthologist. [12] Richard Carrier (born 1969) – American historian, author, and atheist activist. [13] Paul-Louis Couchoud (1879–1959) – French philosopher. [14]
Midway-class aircraft carrier; USS Roosevelt, commissioned in 2000. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer; Harry S. Truman [note 2] has the following vessels named for him; USS Harry S. Truman, initially USS United States, was commissioned in 1998. Nimitz-class supercarrier; Dwight D. Eisenhower has the following vessels named for him;
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was sunk at the Battle of Midway.