[DOC] [TLE] USS Ranger (1777) - Wikipedia [PAR] The first USS Ranger was a sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy in active 
service in ... On 14 February 1778, Ranger received an official salute to the new 
American flag, the "Stars and Stripes", given by the French fleet at Quiberon Bay. 
... Captain Jones was detached to command Bonhomme Richard, leaving 
Lieutenant... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - Wikipedia [PAR] John Paul Jones was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the 
American ... As such, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the American 
Navy," (an .... Jones was then assigned command of the sloop USS Providence. 
... the smaller command of the newly constructed USS Ranger on June 14, 1777,
... [DOC] [TLE] CHIPS Articles: U.S. Flag Once Featured Stripes of a Different Color [PAR] Jul 17, 2015 ... The resolution creating the flag was enacted June 14, 1777, the same day Jones 
would be given command of the 19-gun sloop Ranger, being... [DOC] [TLE] June 14 - NHHC - Navy [PAR] 1777 - The Continental Congress adopts the design of present U.S. flag of 13 ... 
John Paul Jones takes command of the Continental Navy sloop USS Ranger. ... 
He posthumously receives the Bronze Star for his heroism during this situation. <. [DOC] [TLE] Captain John Paul Jones of the American Navy [PAR] Jones simply was not as good a politician as he was a naval commander, in an 
.... command, the newly constructed Ranger (18 gun frigate), on June 14, 1777 (
the ... the Royal Navy sloop-of-war Drake was anchored off Carrickfergus, Ireland
. [DOC] [TLE] USS Ranger (1777) - Expand Your Mind - Revolvy [PAR] The first USS Ranger was a sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy in active 
service in ... now called Badger's Island in Kittery , Maine ; Captain John Paul 
Jones in command. ... HMS Drake was a 14-gun sloop-of-war of the British Royal 
Navy . .... The regiment became part of the Continental Army on 10 June 1777 as 
Colonel... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 21, 2014 ... Eight days later, Captain Jones' Ranger became the first American ... to a famous 
encounter with HMS Drake, a 20 gun Royal Navy sloop. .... In June 1782, Jones 
was appointed to command the 74-gun ... As a result, he was given assignment 
in Europe in 1783 to collect prize money due his former hands. [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - The Robinson Library [PAR] Mar 23, 2016 ... He was appointed to command the sloop Providence on May 10, 1776, ... On 
June 14, 1777, the same day the "Stars and Stripes" was selected as the national 
emblem, Congress appointed Jones to the newly built Ranger, and that ship ... 
given command of the America, which was still under construction. [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones Reference - eNotes.com [PAR] (Only as an adult did he take the surname by which he is known.) ... Two years 
later, he became a Mason, in Kirkcudbright, and, in 1772, he was commander 
and part ... square-rigged sloop of war Ranger, on June 14, 1777 (the same day 
that... [DOC] [TLE] capt. john paul jones commanding uss bonhomme richard battles ... [PAR] As captain of the sloop of war Providence and as commander of both the Alfred ... 
on June 14, 1777, he received the command of the new sloop of war Ranger,... [DOC] [TLE] Naval History Blog  Blog Archive  Adventures of Old Glory [PAR] Jul 3, 2012 ... The flag of the United States, adopted June 14, 1777, was thereafter in the ... of 
France, the flag saluted being that of John Paul Jones' famous ship, Ranger. ... 
four less than the number given, or the salute he was authorized to give ... the 
guns of the historic sloop-of-war roared thirteen times in honor of the... [DOC] [TLE] jpjones [PAR] He is considered

Question: On June 14, 1777, he was given command of the Sloop Ranger
Answer: John Paul Jones