Smoke rises from a fire aboard US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard. REUTERS/Bing Guan
Task & Purpose: Two other Navy ships caught fire just days after the USS Bonhomme Richard inferno
The inferno that engulfed the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard isn't the only fire to strike a Navy capital ship in recent weeks.
On Friday, Navy personnel identified and quickly extinguished a "small" fire aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), the Bonhomme Richard's sister ship which is currently undergoing maintenance at General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia.
"In response to this incident, the Navy has issued a stop-work order for all ships in maintenance availabilities at GD NASSCO Norfolk to ensure compliance with all established fire protocols and procedures," Naval Sea Systems Command spokesman Rory O’Connor told Task & Purpose.
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WNU Editor: The last thing that the US Navy needs right now is another destructive fire on a major ship.
