Five ships of theUnited States Navy have borne the nameBonhomme Richard orBon Homme Richard (pronounced[bɔnɔmʁi.ʃaʁ]), the French language equivalent of "Goodman Richard". The name is in reference to AmericanFounding FatherBenjamin Franklin. Franklin was responsible for writingPoor Richard's Almanack, for which the ships have been named, after the French title of the publication.

• USS Bonhomme Richard (1765), formerlyDuc de Duras, was afrigate built in France and placed at the disposal ofJohn Paul Jones in 1779.
• ABon Homme Richard was to have been aWampanoag-class frigate built at theWashington Navy Yard. Construction was canceled in 1864.
• USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-10), was anaircraft carrier renamedYorktown in 1943 prior to launch.
• USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), was anEssex-class aircraft carrier that saw action at the end of World War II, throughout the Korean War, and through the Vietnam War.
• USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), was aWasp-classamphibious assault ship that was severely damaged by fire in July 2020, and decommissioned in April 2021.

• USS Franklin

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