Posted on 11/01/2018 6:28:40 AM PDT by C19fan
No problem. I misread things all the time.
Thank you.
Yes- here’s a good link to an ongoing project on the vessel:
http://serapisproject.org/expedition.html
Unfortunately the fellow who got the project going passed away unexpectedly from malaria... but the project’s still linked to New Hampshire.
I remember watching a John Paul Jones biographical movie with Robert Stack playing Jones when I was a kid.
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Me, too. (I’m almost 68).
And in those days most of us read a lot.
I’ve been extra scatterbrained since I started taking care of my Dad who has dementia, I get too much in a rush.
John Paul Jones sure has a fancy burial sarcophagus!
Mr. Swete was an active team member on more archaeological shipwreck projects than anyone else in the world. His work ethic under duress, observational abilities, and perception are legendary to those involved in the field of nautical archaeology. In addition to his experience in the field, he held a Master's Degree in Nautical Archaeology from Texas A&M University and he was PhD candidate at the College of William and Mary. He retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of captain and a veteran of the Vietnam War. After fulfilling his dream of finding the SERAPIS, Richard Swete died while working on the Serapis Project in 2000.
Go figure... an Army veteran with a Masters in nautical archaeology. Apparently he was quite an enthusiast of Naval disasters ... ;-)
Interesting bit about Jones’ “Serapis Flag” as described by Franklin - a description which saved Jones from British charges of charges of piracy when he arrived in port ...
https://blog.usaflagco.com/serapis-flag/
Best wishes to you and your Dad. You are to be commended.
I get spacy, too.
Yes, that’s quite something. I’ll look for a closer view because some of that looks like seaweed.
Quite a story about the discovery of John Paul Jones’ remains in Paris, more than a century after his death.
I thought there was a current Navy vessel named the John Paul Jones- a friend of mine’s daughter was stationed on it several years ago.
I noticed that that was conspicuously left out of the article. I was looking for it.
Not surprised a British magazine would prefer not to mention it. :)
John Paul Jones was an Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy. Maybe they will name a ship after him?
I doubt it. We have a USS John Paul Jones now, I think. A Destroyer.
When will there be a USS John Bonham? ;)
At least Cesar Chavez was a Navy Veteran.
I'm glad I saw your comment first. Saved me from saying the same thing.
Thanks for posting that picture. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo of his tomb before.
I don’t know who he was.
You’re right. A Destroyer. Just google it.
Chavez did not like illegals taking jobs.
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