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States Continental Navy sloop of war Ranger (Captain John Paul Jones) and the 
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ships that posed threats to the Massachusetts coast during the war. ... the HMS 
Drake for an hour before claiming victory on April 24, 1778, in the... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 21, 2014 ... Revolutionary War command ... After returning from this successful voyage in 
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France for coastal Britain. ... Ranger's capture of Drake was one of the American 
Navy's few

Question: On April 24, 1778 this naval hero captured the Drake, the first British ship defeated in war by an American ship
Answer: John Paul Jones