Question: What was the nickname of John Paul Jones since he had embarked on the USS Independence in 1776?

Context articles: USS John Paul Jones (DD-932)
John Paul Jones Arena
John Paul Jones (film)
USS Paul Jones (DD-230)
USS Paul Jones (DD-10)
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
USS Independence (1776 sloop)
Memphis Street Academy
Comin' Atcha (album)
John Paul Jones

USS "John Paul Jones" (DD-932/DDG-32), named for John Paul Jones, was a "Forrest Sherman"-class destroyer of the United States Navy.
John Paul Jones Arena, or JPJ, is an arena owned by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
 Since its opening in 2006, it has served as the home to the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams, as well as for concerts and other events.
 With seating for 14,593 fans (nearly twice the capacity of its predecessor, University Hall), John Paul Jones Arena is the largest indoor arena in Virginia.
 The arena opened for basketball on November 12, 2006, with Virginia defeating No. 10 ranked Arizona 93-90, handing the Wildcats their first season-opening loss in over six years.
John Paul Jones is a Technicolor 1959 biographical epic film in Technirama about John Paul Jones.
 The film, shot in Spain, was made by Samuel Bronston Productions and released by Warner Bros. It was directed by John Farrow and produced by Samuel Bronston from a screenplay by John Farrow, Ben Hecht, and Jesse Lasky Jr.
 from the story "Nor'wester" by Clements Ripley.
 The music score was by Max Steiner, the cinematography by Michel Kelber.
 It was the final film directed by Farrow.
USS "Paul Jones" (DD-230/AG–120) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.
 It was the third ship named for John Paul Jones.
The second USS "Paul Jones" (DD-10) was a "Bainbridge"-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
 She was named for John Paul Jones.
USS "John Paul Jones" (DDG-53) is the third "Arleigh Burke"-class guided missile destroyer and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast.
 She is named after American Revolutionary War naval captain John Paul Jones and the second ship to be so named (previous ship was DD-932 / DDG-32).
 She was built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
 The ship is currently part of Destroyer Squadron 23, and administratively reports to Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific.
USS "Independence" (1776 sloop) was a sloop in the Continental Navy.
 Acting as a dispatch boat, she was sent to France on a diplomatic mission – carrying important dispatches.
 While there, John Paul Jones embarked on her, and she received additional salutes to the American Republic from the French.
Memphis Street Academy Charter School at J.P. Jones is a charter school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 It is located in the former John Paul Jones Junior High School building.
 It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1924.
 It is a three-story, 17-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style.
 It features a central projecting entrance pavilion of stone, brick pilasters, and stone cornice and brick parapet.
 It was named for Naval hero John Paul Jones (1747–1792).
Comin' Atcha is a studio album by Madeline Bell, released by RCA Records on 22 December 1973.
 The album was produced, arranged and recorded with John Paul Jones at his home studio, Dormouse Studios.
 It was Madeline Bell's first solo album in five years after performing for musical theatre, television shows, studio backing sessions, film themes and pop group Blue Mink (1969–73).
 The project was also a major departure in musical direction for John Paul Jones, playing a mixture of funk, jazz, r&b and soul for the recording, during the year-long absence from touring Led Zeppelin undertook in late 1973 and throughout 1974.
 John Paul Jones had previously sessioned for Madeline Bell in 1968, before joining Led Zeppelin.
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.
 He made many friends and enemies—who accused him of piracy—among America's political elites, and his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to this day.
 As such, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the American Navy" (an epithet that he shares with John Barry and John Adams).
 He later served in the Imperial Russian Navy, subsequently obtaining the rank of rear admiral.