USS Bonhomme Richard

USS Bonhomme Richard or USS Bon Homme Richard is a traditional ship name of the US Navy that has been given three times so far. The name of the first ship was chosen in honor of Benjamin Franklin , who at that time from France, as US ambassador under the pseudonym Poor Richard , published the almanac Poor Richard's Almanac , which was very successful in the USA at the time . In France the almanac was published under the title Les Maximes du Bonhomme Richard . Bonhomme means guy in German .

Ships of this name:

• USS Bonhomme Richard (1765) , the formerly French Duc de Durae, was a frigate, commissioned in the United States Navy: 1779, sunk: 1779
• USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) , from October 1, 1952 USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), was an aircraft carrier, commissioning: 1944, decommissioning: 1971
• USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is an amphibious landing dock ship, commissioned in 1998

In addition, this name was intended for two other warships:

• In 1864 the United States Congress approved the construction of a frigate, but it was never carried out.

• The original plan was to name the USS Yorktown (CV-10) Bon Homme Richard. During the construction phase, however, it was decided to replace the USS Yorktown (CV-5), sunk three months earlier, with a ship of the same name. It was therefore renamed.