HobbyBoss 83407 1/700 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6

in service - Gulf War (Operation Southern Watch). Operations in Iraq [Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)] and Afghanistan [Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)]
U.S.
a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship,
was named in honor of John Paul Jones' famous frigate, which he had named the French for of "Good Man Richard," in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
commissioned on 15 August 1998.
LHD - Landing Helicopter Dock