[DOC] [TLE] U.S. Navy - John Paul Jones [PAR] John Paul was born at Arbigland, Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 6 July 1747 
... At 21, he received his first command, the brig John. ... de Duras, which Jones 
refitted, repaired, and renamed Bon Homme Richard ... Commanding four other 
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on a slaver brigantine by 1766 and receiving his first command in 1769. In 1773, 
as the commander of a merchant vessel, he killed a mutinous ... the Duras, which 
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only one ... Then in 1777 he took command of the sloop Ranger. ... The Duras, 
which he renamed Bonhomme (Good Man Richard) in honor of ... Setting sail as 
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John Paul assumed command of the vessel and navigated the ship to its 
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de Duras, which Jones refitted, repaired, and renamed Bon Homme Richard ... 
On 23 September 1779, his ship engaged the HMS Serapis in the North Sea off 
... John Paul Jones were laid to rest in the crypt of the U.S. Naval Academy 
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February 1779 he was informed that the old East Indiaman Duras... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones And His Marines | Marine Corps Association [PAR] when asked during the height of battle if he would surrender his ship. The 
Scottish sea captain, John Paul Jones, fighting for the Americans during the ... the 
battle of the Bon Homme Richard and Serapis, September 23, 1779. ... In fact, 
Jones' career as an American naval officer and the Marines began about the 
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Question: In August 1779 naval hero John Paul Jones took command of the ship Duras, which he renamed this
Answer: Bonhomme Richard