SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Navy says a sailor has been charged with starting a fire last year that destroyed a warship docked off San Diego. The fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard marked the maritime branch’s worst warship blaze outside of combat in recent memory. The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days and was left with extensive structural, electrical and mechanical damage. It was later scrapped, and estimates to replace it ran up to $4 billion. The Navy said Thursday that the sailor was a crew member at the time and has been charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel.
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