Tag Archives: John Paul Jones

By George Schwarz, Ph.D, Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command Editor’s note: This is part three in a series of blogs relating to Naval History and Heritage Command’s search for the Bonhomme Richard. You can read part one here and part two here. The last few days of …

  From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Sunday is Flag Day, so as we shake out our flags to display our patriotism, let’s take a moment to reflect on the role our nation’s early Sailors played on our flag’s history and give a nod to the …

By Joshua L. Wick, Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Despite the success of the fledgling Continental Navy during the American Revolution the ending of the war actually brought an end to our nation’s first navy. A few months after the British defeat at the Battle of …

As an officer of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution, John Paul Jones, born July 6, 1747, helped establish the traditions of courage and professionalism that  today’s Sailors of the United States Navy proudly maintain. John Paul was born in a humble gardener’s cottage in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, went …