Posted on Jul 6, 2016
JOHN PAUL JONES - FATHER OF THE AMERICAN NAVY
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Today's Birthday: Famed naval officer John Paul Jones was born in Scotland in 1742. His career at sea began at age 13, and by 21 he was the captain of a ship sailing between the West Indies and British ports. Jones joined the Continental navy during the American Revolution, enjoying his greatest successes in international waters. As commander of the heavily armed vessel Bonhomme Richard, Jones famously announced that he had “not yet begun to fight” during a clash with the British warship Serapis. He later served in the Russian navy, and died in Paris in 1792. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/john-paul-jones
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http://portsmouthhistory.org/john-paul-jones-house/
He resided in my home town. Portsmouth, NH has a vast naval history.
He resided in my home town. Portsmouth, NH has a vast naval history.
John Paul Jones, colonial America’s first sea warrior, was a tenant of the Widow Purcell in this house in 1781 while he supervised the building of the Navy’s ship America nearby. Though he loved Portsmouth, he left New Hampshire in 1782 never to return. His house is now the museum of Portsmouth men, women and children, where their stories live.
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Thanks for the post SGT John McConnell. Did you ever visit the US Naval Academy where his body is now located? I believe it was a Smithsonian Intstitute Article that i read many years back where they actually dug up the area wher John Paul Jones body wasinterred in Alcohol. It was a very well preserved body and that's why it was relocated to the US.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
I didn't know that. No , I have never been to the US Naval Academy. Thanks LTC John Mohor
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