[DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones sets out to raid British ships - Apr 10, 1778 ... [PAR] On this day in History, John Paul Jones sets out to raid British ships on Apr 10, 
1778. ... In September 1779, Jones fought one of the fiercest battles in naval 
history ... Bonhomme Richard frigate, named for Benjamin Franklin, in an 
engagement with ... of the Serapis admitted defeat and Jones took command of 
the British ship. [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones wins in English waters - Sep 23, 1779 - HISTORY ... [PAR] Scottish-born John Paul Jones first sailed to America as a cabin boy and lived for 
a time in ... He soon distinguished himself in actions against British ships in the ... 
begun to fight, and after three more hours of furious fighting it was the Serapis 
and ... Jones was hailed as a great hero in France, but recognition in the United... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - Wikipedia [PAR] John Paul Jones was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the 
American .... It was aboard this vessel that Jones took the honor of hoisting the 
first U.S. .... to sink, and Jones took command of Serapis for the trip to neutral (but 
.... character met John Paul Jones, who is negotiating with Benjamin Franklin. [DOC] [TLE] History of the USS Bonhomme Richard - US Navy Hosting [PAR] On February 4, 1779, the Continental Congress placed this fleet under the ... 
renamed her BONHOMME RICHARD; in honor of both America and France. 
Captain John Paul Jones chose the Pen Name of Benjamin Franklin, the ... This 
epic battle was the American Navy's first-ever defeat of an English ship in English 
waters! [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones And His Marines | Marine Corps Association [PAR] The Scottish sea captain, John Paul Jones, fighting for the Americans during the 
... during the battle of the Bon Homme Richard and Serapis, September 23, 1779. 
.... He didn't lose the Ranger to an enemy vessel with more guns, but he lost her 
... Bon Homme Richard, the French name for Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard. [DOC] [TLE] I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT - Ed Moser on John Paul Jones [PAR] John Paul Jones: American Hero and Father of the U.S. Navy ... Abraham Lincoln 
lost a vote to be vice president, lost a U.S. Senate race, lost a ... Jones's greatest 
triumph, at first seemingly a great defeat, came in 1779. ... as in Ben Franklin's 
Poor Richard's Almanac, the ship being named after Jones' friend Ben Franklin. [DOC] [TLE] SO482A--Battle of Flamborough Head - United States Naval Academy [PAR] Jan 21, 2011 ... Bonhomme Richard and Serapis by William Gilkerson, Beverley R. .... once as 
first lieutenant of a ship of the line he took command after his ... Captain John 
Paul Jones, by Cecilia Beaux, US Naval Academy Museum Collection. ... in 
October 1776 Lambert Wickes carried Benjamin Franklin to France, then... [DOC] [TLE] People and Places: Captain John Paul Jones [PAR] Jul 27, 2011 ... John Paul Jones personifies the fighting spirit and the never-say-die ..... It was a 
long battle that Jones nearly lost, but he continued to fight until the very end. ... he 
led the USS Bonhomme Richard frigate, named for Benjamin Franklin, ... Serapis 
admitted defeat and Jones took command of the British ship. [DOC] [TLE] This Day in History September 23, 1779 | Mystic Stamp Discovery ... [PAR] Sep 23, 2015 ... During a naval battle with the British, John Paul Jones refused to ... Jones named 
his ship the Bonhomme Richard in honor of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was the 
American Commissioner in France and author of ... Anticipating victory, the British 
commander called to Jones to surrender, but Jones famously... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - Conservapedia [PAR] Jun 25, 2016 ... John Paul Jones (1747 - 1792) served as an officer in the Continental ... In 1772, 
he was given command of a larger merchant vessel named Betsy. ... He did so 
but it was bad advice and Paul remained a British fugitive

Question: In 1779 John Paul Jones defeated the Serapis but lost this ship, named in honor of Ben Franklin
Answer: Bonhomme Richard