USS Bonhomme Richard on fire in San Diego

[HighBypass 2,339]

16 hours ago, scottb613 said:

No kidding - as a submariner - this story hit close to home.

First - thanks for your service, Scott even though I'm from a different country, my sentiment remains the same for any who serve or served.

Secondly I suppose one thing worse that a fire on a sub being built, is a fire on a deployed sub when it's 1500 feet down..

[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Mark,

Had a tour of a Trafalgar in Groton CT once - great group of guys - - - thanks.

Yeah - only major fire I can think of for a US submarine underway - since we adopted teardrop hulls is the USS Bonefish (diesel boat).

(3) Dead - including the Captain.

Regards,
Scott

[kttd 12]

Pretty sure I helped fight a couple of "underway" engine room ship-board fires in the late 60's and very early 70's.  One was an oil fire and the other a steam fire.  It was long ago so the type of fires may be incorrect.  Both were on tin cans.

Edited July 14, 2020 by kttd

[CYXR 257]

Great close-up photography here: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8521851/Powerful-pictures-capture-brave-work-firefighters-trying-save-USS-Bonhomme-Richard.html

Brave women and men fighting this fire...

 

[goates 576]

Some insight as to why the fire was so hard to fight.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/military/story/2020-07-13/bonhomme-richard-fire-future

And another update here:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34819/navy-says-at-least-one-fire-continues-to-burn-on-the-uss-bonhomme-richard

Edited July 15, 2020 by goates