John Paul Jones and the Ranger
Publisher: Portsmouth Marine Society
Published: June 1, 2002
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780915819294
Subjects: 1747-1792; History; Jones, John Paul,; Naval operations; Ranger (Sloop of war); Revolution, 1775-1783; Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Sources; Transportation; United States; United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / History
First sentence: THE EIGHTEEN-GUN SLOOP OF WAR RANGER, launched from Langdon's-now Badger's-Island shipyard on May 10, 1777, was the second Continental warship built by Piscataqua shipwrights, and certainly the most famous.