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Podcast: Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show
Episode: USS Bonhomme Richard
Description: By all indications, the Navy lost the USS Bonhomie Richard yesterday in a fire for which – as yet – it has not determined the cause. The name is one of the proudest in the history of the Navy. Her (probable) loss is a blow to the prestige of the Navy, but not the disaster it could have been. There were no deaths, a blessing that is hard to explain.
And the America Class Amphibious ships are coming online…
SHOW NOTES:
Aqueous Film Forming Foam
Trial by Fire – The USS Forrestal Fire (1967)