On November 30, according to the US "War Zone" website, the US Navy announced the scrapping of the "Bonholm Richard" amphibious assault ship during a reporter call. "Bonholm Richard" may not be familiar to everyone, but when you mention another name, you may be particularly familiar with it, that is, "Good Man Richard".
Although the amphibious assault ship "Goodman Richard" has the word "goodman" in its name, in fact, from the perspective of other countries, it is not a "goodman" at all. In 2012-2018, the ship belonged to the Seventh Fleet of the U.S. Army, and it often went to the South China Sea for so-called "free navigation", specifically adding congestion to China and its neighboring countries.
may have done too many bad things, "good people" have become "acquaintances". In 2018, the "Goodman Richard", located at the San Diego terminal in the United States, underwent deck modification in order to be able to carry F35B and meet the requirements of the U.S. military's extensive deployment of fifth-generation aircraft in the Pacific. On July 12, 2020, the transformation of "Goodman Richard" was nearing completion, but with a loud noise, the ship ignited a raging fire. When the fire broke out, there were still about 160 sailors on board.
According to post-event statistics, the fire burned for a total of 4 days and was finally extinguished on July 16. A total of 63 sailors and firefighters were injured. Due to the double damage caused by the explosion and the burning, the "Good Man Richard" was overall The degree of damage reached 60%. "Acquaintance" Richard became "Black" Richard again, and he was generally close to being scrapped.
According to reports, in the four months after the fire was extinguished, the U.S. Navy found a new way out for the "Good Man Richard" more than once. After calculation, if it is converted into a hospital ship or a submarine support ship, it will take 5-7 years and cost more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in conversion costs, far exceeding the time and resources required to build a new ship of the same scale. Converting into a target ship also takes 5-7 years and costs more than $250 million.
Unfortunately, as a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship that has been transformed into an aircraft carrier, "Goodman Richard" has no chance to become a target ship. It can only cost 30 million U.S. dollars in a disliked state. Dismantling, the ending is embarrassing.
Some people may have questions. The US military's damage management skills have regressed. Why can't it even keep up with the level of World War II?
During the Battle of Midway Island during the Second World War, the USS York City had received an 800-pound bomb from the Japanese army. The port side was hit by two torpedoes. The boiler was blocked and the boiler lost its power. A raging fire ignited inside. The fire was extinguished in 25 minutes and the power was restored. After three days of repairs after returning to the shipyard, he went to the Pacific battlefield again.
Not only did the damage management personnel on the "Good Man Richard" fail to quickly put out the flames, they also let the fire raging on the ship for four days, until it was scrapped, which is incredible. After the
fire, the investigation found that there were many uncontrollable reasons for the accident, among which two factors were the most important. The first is the fire fighting system. The hull of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship has its own damage pipe system and fire fighting system. However, due to the hull docking and the engine stalling, the hull power is lost, the fire fighting system cannot work, which delays the fire fighting and finally burns A fine light.
is followed by geographical factors. Because the terminal is equipped with a large number of containers and other goods, blocking the forward passage of fire trucks, it took a long time for firefighters to clear the rescue route. At this time, the best time to extinguish the fire has been lost. In general, the ship's fire protection design and port environmental factors are mixed, and the scrapping of "Good Man Richard" is in line with facts.
"Good Man Richard" was declared obsolete, which not only disrupted the U.S. military's plan to deploy five-generation aircraft in the Western Pacific, but also weakened the ability of amphibious landing operations in the Asia-Pacific region. This was a heavy blow to the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Edited by
: Yanbai
