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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
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To: laplata

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41 posted on 11/01/2018 11:23:56 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Thanks for sharing that. We can imagine what Chavez would be saying today.


42 posted on 11/01/2018 12:06:00 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: DiogenesLamp; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks DiogenesLamp, I had not yet begun to ping. The prelims to this expedition, as well as interesting topics about John Paul Jones (possibly the only famous mover and shaker of the Revolutionary period of whom a photo exists) are linked in the keywords.

43 posted on 11/01/2018 10:09:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: dfwgator

There have been several Bonhomme Richards. There was an Essex Class Carrier that served from WWII to Vietnam. The current Bonhomme Richard is an amphibious assault ship. https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lhd6/Pages/default.aspx


44 posted on 11/02/2018 11:05:50 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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45 posted on 12/13/2021 2:21:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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