[C19fan]

Of course the USS Bonhomme Richard, a French freighter converted to a warship, was commanded by John Paul Jones, a native Scotsman. The name was in honor of Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac". The ship sunk after Jones defeated the Royal Navy Frigate HMS Serapis off the Yorkshire coast.

[allendale]

Jones took the Serapis after his ship sank and sailed to a friendly port in Europe. Anyone know the fate of the Serapis and did it have any further role in the war?

[Hemingway's Ghost]

BEAT ARMY

[DiogenesLamp]

Ping Sunken Civ. Not sure if this is old enough to interest you or not. :)