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CV-31 Bon Homme Richard
United States Navy aircraft carrier
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Essex-short | 1943/02/01 New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 1944/04/29 | 1944/11/26 | 1992
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| Namesake: Bonhomme Richard is the French equivalent of "Poor Richard." John Paul Jones gave the famous ship this name in honor of Benjamin Franklin. | |||||
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| Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/17a, 45: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 45/03/19 | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 81 | |||
| 45/04/01 | 44/06 | P.H. - training VF(N)-91 | 66 81 | ||
| 45/05/22 | 45/06/03 | sail from P.H. to Ulithi | 66 81 | ||
| 45/06/04 | 45/06/06 | sail Ulithi > Okinawa | 66 | ||
| 45/06/06 | 45/06/13 | Iceber | 38 | CVG-91(N) | 66 81 |
| 45/06/13 | 45/07/01 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/07/01 | 45/09 | 38.4 | raid Home Islands - CVG-91(N) | 66 81 104 | |
| 45/07/17 | 38.4 | cover TU 34.8.2 and TG 34.1 during Hitachi bombardement | 85 | ||
| 45/07/29 | 38.4 | cover TU 34.8.1 and TG 34.1 during Hitachi bombardement | 85 | ||