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john paul jones
He said, "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way"
Trivia about john paul jones
Washington & Jefferson convinced him to accept the offer of an admiralty in the Russian navy
This Scottish-American taught the British & the Russians a thing or two about naval fighting
The "Father of the American Navy", he was once charged with murder after flogging a sailor to death
On June 14, 1777, he was given command of the Sloop Ranger
It wasn't Led Zeppelin's bass player but this Naval officer who said, "I have not yet begun to fight"
During the war this American naval hero & captain of the Ranger raided the coast of England
When asked in 1779 "Have you lowered your flag?" he reportedly said, "I have not yet begun to fight"
On July 18, 1792 this "Father of the American Navy" bought his "Stairway to Heaven"
This Naval hero helped outfit the Alfred, the first ship bought by the Continental Congress
"America has been my favorite country since the age of 13 when I first saw it", said this naval hero of the Revolution
In 1781 this admiral urged, "In time of peace... prepare... for war"
In 1779 he took command of the Bonhomme Richard
In April 1778 this American naval hero attempted to kidnap the Earl of Selkirk; it didn't work--the earl wasn't home
This naval hero of the American Revolution spent the last 2 years of his life in Paris, dying there in 1792
After this captain began to fight, he won the Serapis but lost his own ship, the Bonhomme Richard
Ships he captained included the Alfred, the Ranger & the Bonhomme Richard
He was off Flamborough Head, England on September 23, 1779 when he said, "I have not yet begun to fight"
King Louis XVI gave this American a gold sword & made him a chevalier of France
This naval hero named his ship the Bonhomme Richard in honor of Benjamin Franklin
In 1781 he was given command of the Navy's largest ship, America, but the ship was turned over to France
A Revolutionary War figure:"Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy"
On September 23, 1779 he & his men successfully attacked a British convoy off Flamborough Head in the North Sea
On April 24, 1778 this naval hero captured the Drake, the first British ship defeated in war by an American ship
In 1788 this hero of the American Revolution accepted an offer to serve as a rear admiral in the Russian navy
Born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland in 1747, he took command of the Providence in 1776
During a 6-week cruise in 1776, this American naval commander captured 8 British ships & sank 8 others
Though he was twice accused of murder, we still have a "Whole Lotta Love" for this Scot-born U.S. Navy hero
James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Pilot" boasts a mysterious title character modeled on this naval hero
Born in Scotland in 1747, he sailed off as a cabin boy at age 12 & later became a naval hero in the Amer. Revolution
Teddy Roosevelt gave the eulogy when this man was interred at the Naval Academy in 1906, 114 years after his death
This naval hero thought up his surname to hide from the British, who tried to arrest him as a pirate
This naval hero appeared on a 1979 stamp along with the motto "I have not yet begun to fight"
In December 1775 he became first lieutenant on the Alfred, the first ship purchased by Congress for the Continental Navy
In 1778 this American captain & his crew looted the Earl of Selkirk's caste in Solway Firth, Scotland