January 20, 2024
Since decommissioned and scrapped, the USS Bonhomme Richard which set sail in 1998 was the third US Navy ship to bear the name first given by John Paul Jones to his Continental Navy frigate. In French "Good Man Richard" honored Benjamin Franklin, who at the time (1779) served as US ambassador to France.
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Bonhomme Richard
In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR & DAR leading up to the celebration of America's 250th birthday in 2026, Jennifer Baker tells about the ship on which John Paul Jones uttered the phrase, "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!" A phrase indicative of the Patriots' determination during the tough times of the Revolutionary War.
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