Bon Homme Richard

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Bon Homme Richard was the original name planned for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that entered service in World War II as USS Yorktown (CV-10).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf planned ship name
proposed name of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
appliedToShip USS Yorktown (CV-10) NERFINISHED
conflictContext World War II NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
hullClassificationIntended CV-10 NERFINISHED
languageOfName French
namedAfter Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard” persona) NERFINISHED
nameStatus not ultimately used in service
serviceBranchIntended United States Navy NERFINISHED
sharesNameWith Bonhomme Richard (John Paul Jones’s Revolutionary War ship) NERFINISHED
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) NERFINISHED
USS Bon Homme Richard (LHD-6) NERFINISHED
shipTypeIntended aircraft carrier
wasOriginalNameFor USS Yorktown (CV-10) NERFINISHED

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USS Yorktown (CV-10) previousName Bon Homme Richard