Note:
(a) "美国太平洋舰队司令、海军上将斯威夫特 Scott H SWIFT 周二(25日)在马来西亚举行的电话记者会上表示,海军陆战队最先进的隐形战机F-35将于“明年或后年”部署在太平洋地区。"
(b) "共同社报道,部署工作将在长崎县美军佐世保基地的 '好人理查德'号两栖攻击舰与后继舰船交接之际展开。 * * * 斯威夫特司令明确表示,“黄蜂”号将把接力棒交给“好人理查德”号"
(i) USS Bonhomme Richard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard
(A) So far there have been four (4) US ships with this names, but some spelled Bonhomme, others Bon Homme (with a space between the two words).
(B) For its name, see USS Bonhomme Richard (1765) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(1765)
(section 1 Origin)
(C) '好人理查德'号两栖攻击舰 is the sixth ship with that name. Namely, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(LHD-6)
(a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship; 1998- ; home port: Sasebo since 2012)
(D) English dictionary
bonhomme (n) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonhomie
(ii) I have doubt about replacement, because I am not confirm it anywhere. Furthermore, LHD-6 itself is a Wasp-class ship.
"Swift made the remark from Kuala Lumpur on a conference call with reporters in the region.
"Five years from now there will be considerably more firepower in the region. Japan is to host * * * the latest class of stealth destroyers, known as the DDG-100. The U.S. Marine Corps is to have F-35 joint strike fighters based at Iwakuni, Japan, the first overseas deployment of the advanced stealth aircraft.