bonhomme richard

     

John Paul Jones's flagship; it was lost to the British Serapis as crews fought hand-to-hand

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  • In a famous naval battle of 1779, it was the ship that defeated the Serapis
  • In 1779 John Paul Jones defeated the Serapis but lost this ship, named in honor of Ben Franklin
  • In August 1779 naval hero John Paul Jones took command of the ship Duras, which he renamed this

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