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Wreck of the first US ship to defeat the Royal Navy in home waters before she sank in 1779 [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | November 1, 2018 | James Wood

Posted on 11/01/2018 6:28:40 AM PDT by C19fan

British satellite historians claim to have discovered the true location of an iconic American revolutionary ship which defeated the Royal Navy off the Yorkshire coast.

The famous vessel, the USS Bonhomme Richard, was the first US ship to beat the Royal Navy in British waters before she sank on September 24, 1779.

The location of the wreck has long been a mystery, but now a British satellite historian from Harrogate claims to have found it.

Tim Akers, 60, used pioneering satellite radar techniques alongside British satellite firm Merlin Burrows to track down the buried vessel.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 1779; 177909; 17790924; benfranklin; bonhommerichard; britain; dailymail; flamboroughhead; godsgravesglyphs; harrogate; hmsserapis; islesaintemarie; jameswood; johnpauljones; madagascar; merlinburrows; navalbattles; navy; poorrichardsalmanac; revolution; revolutionarywar; serapis; shipwreck; therevolution; timakers; uk; unitedkingdom; usnavy; ussbonhommerichard; war; warofindependence; yorkshire
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To: piasa

No problem. I misread things all the time.


21 posted on 11/01/2018 7:29:47 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: piasa

Thank you.


22 posted on 11/01/2018 7:31:30 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: IndispensableDestiny

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.


23 posted on 11/01/2018 7:32:30 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: C19fan

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.


24 posted on 11/01/2018 7:34:34 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: laplata

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!


25 posted on 11/01/2018 7:37:46 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
Speaking of the Army... the gentleman who found the Serapis was a grunt.

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 ... ;-)

26 posted on 11/01/2018 7:47:13 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: allendale

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/


27 posted on 11/01/2018 7:59:40 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: piasa

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.


28 posted on 11/01/2018 8:17:49 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: BlueLancer

Quite a story about the discovery of John Paul Jones’ remains in Paris, more than a century after his death.


29 posted on 11/01/2018 8:21:39 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The SecoSome SJWs came and accosted me for cund Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: piasa

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.


30 posted on 11/01/2018 8:28:07 AM PDT by MissEdie (I am South Carolina Strong.)
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To: laplata
I see nothing about the Serapis fate. Please point it out to me.

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. :)

31 posted on 11/01/2018 8:35:34 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: laplata

John Paul Jones was an Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy. Maybe they will name a ship after him?


32 posted on 11/01/2018 9:44:44 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

I doubt it. We have a USS John Paul Jones now, I think. A Destroyer.


33 posted on 11/01/2018 10:02:08 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: laplata
We have a USS John Paul Jones now, I think.

When will there be a USS John Bonham? ;)

34 posted on 11/01/2018 10:03:47 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ro_dreaming

At least Cesar Chavez was a Navy Veteran.


35 posted on 11/01/2018 10:04:06 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: Rebelbase
"Maybe 40-50 years ago but not today."

I'm glad I saw your comment first. Saved me from saying the same thing.

36 posted on 11/01/2018 10:35:11 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: BlueLancer

Thanks for posting that picture. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo of his tomb before.


37 posted on 11/01/2018 10:36:46 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: dfwgator

I don’t know who he was.


38 posted on 11/01/2018 11:10:13 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: MissEdie

You’re right. A Destroyer. Just google it.


39 posted on 11/01/2018 11:13:38 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Chavez did not like illegals taking jobs.


40 posted on 11/01/2018 11:14:36 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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