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Wreckage of US Revolutionary Warship Bonhomme Richard Found
Yorkshire Post ^
| December 11, 2018
| David Behrens
Posted on 12/11/2018 5:39:53 PM PST by Zirondelle76
He is as familiar to American maritime students as Admiral Lord Nelson is to ours – not least for having uttered the immortal words, “Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight” as his ship sank off the Yorkshire coast. But while John Paul Jones went down in history as the father of the US Navy, the final secret of the stricken Bonhomme Richard is only now beginning to emerge from its watery grave.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bonhommerichard; bonniedick; godsgravesglyphs; johnpauljones; therevolution; usnavy
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To: Reily
When was it last used in the USN?Still had 'em when I served (1961-'64).
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12/12/2018 7:36:45 AM PST
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JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: JimRed
But as a temporary rank? Right?
Has it always been a temporary (only wartime maybe?) rank in the USN & RN?
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12/12/2018 7:42:03 AM PST
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Reily
To: Zirondelle76
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12/12/2018 7:43:26 AM PST
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NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Red Badger
Not as lifelike, but I'm talking about Tyler.
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12/12/2018 11:40:49 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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