USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)
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USS Bonhomme Richard was a 42-gun frigate of the Continental Navy named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. She was originally the East Indiaman Duc de Duras, which was built in France for the Fren
lossy page 1 The Bonhomme Richard, 1779. Copy of artwork by F. Muller, 1883 1966 NARA 512971.tif
Bonhomme Richard (third from right) during the battle
John Paul Jones
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John Paul Jones was a British-American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded
USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)
…was built in France for the French Indies Company in 1765. The ship was purchased by French authorities and placed at the disposal of American Captain John Paul Jones on 4 February 1779 by King Louis XVI as a result of a loan to the United States by French shipping magnate Jacques-Donatien Le Ray. Bonhomme Richard…
Portrait c. 1890, based on a work of c. 1781
The birthplace and original home of John Paul Jones in Arbigland in southern Scotland
The "John Paul Jones House" in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a new building on the site of a house owned by his brother William Paul
A portrait of Whitehaven, on the northwest coast of England, by Matthias Read completed between 1730 and 1735