A unique team of personnel from federal, private, and international organizations has worked together over the past seven years to locate the remains of the Bonhomme Richard (BHR), one of the original ships of the U.S. Continental Navy commanded by Captain John Paul Jones and lost in the ...
In 1779 John Paul Jones commanded the Bonhomme Richard, named after Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard”. There was a famous battle with HMS Serapis, resulting in one of the most famous lines of naval warfare. Pray for those injured today....
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