Posted on 06/28/2007 8:59:42 AM PDT by BGHater
Not GGG, but an American Hero.
Originally discovered in 1975 by local diver John Adams?
Found by a guy name John Adams?
Clive Cussler’s been looking for the Bonhomme Richard for years. I wonder if the “second American team” is his.
Love the tagline.
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Jones destroyed the Serapis, but then rammed it and boarded it? I am missing something.
JPJ — a prototype for Crowe’s “Master and Commander”.
Experts seek to find famous wreck [Bonhomme Richard!]
BBC | 6-22-04 | Anon
Posted on 06/22/2006 9:38:09 AM EDT by Pharmboy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1653627/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1653627/posts?page=27#27
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/br3.htm
Two U.S. Navy Vessels Named Flagships for USS Bon Homme Richard Expedition
Navy NewsStand | Lt. j.g. Emelia Spencer
Posted on 03/14/2006 8:07:14 PM EST by SandRat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596410/posts
NOAA Considers Grant to Aid Search for John Paul Jones’ Flagship
Naval Historical Center Public Affairs | 2/8/2006 | Ann Onymous
Posted on 02/10/2006 10:23:09 PM EST by indcons
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1576328/posts
NOAA Approves Grant to Aid Search for John Paul Jones’ Flagship
Navy NewsStand | Feb 8, 2006 | Naval Historical Center Public Affairs
Posted on 02/08/2006 7:29:11 PM EST by SandRat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1574728/posts
The account is right up at the top of naval battle acc’ts:
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/br3.htm
“Regardless of his nationality, it is Jones’s spirit, courage and tenacity that has really left an imprint on our naval forces for the past few centuries. I don’t think the word ‘surrender’ was part of his vocabulary and he serves as an example and inspiration for our Navy today.”
a case in point:
Autumn 1942 — Guadalcanal
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39f47141497d.htm
The British skipper fought him off along with two other French ships which allowed the convoy he was guarding to escape. But still both crews fought gallantly. Actually they both achieved their objectives.
Another point that is lost on history is “I have not yet began to fight” was not the only famous saying that came from the battle. With most of Jone’s crew dead or wounded, his XO begging him to strike, his mizzen mast and colours shot away, as soon as he gave his famous reply to the British skipper. There were two sailors/marines in the tops doing a little sniping and chuncking a few grenades. They overheard what Jones said, looked at the carnage below of both ships and both crews, one looked at the other and said, “You can pass the word forward, and you can pass the aft and all around the ship, but some SOB never gets the word”.
Where's the money coming from for this expedition?
Wow that’s awesome!
I grew up in MD and my folks never took us there...we were gypped!
I'm not sure I knew John Paul Jones was a Scot. Add another to the list of historical giants.
Flamborough Head is the only naval battle of which I am aware in which the ship that won was the one that was sunk.
...and while you’re at it, I’ve got Scot ancestry...
;’)
I’ve never seen such a unique tomb. What is on the top of it?
Seems like I’ve read here on FR that they wanted to exhume the remains to see if they were really John Paul Jones’. Not sure whatever became of that.
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