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Johnny Horton wrote a sea shanty about John Paul Jones in 1960. The Longest Johns also made a song referring to him from the British perspective titled "John Paul Jones Is a Pirate". Jones is a featured character in the American animated historical fiction television series Liberty's Kids.
The "Serapis" or "John Paul Jones" flag. Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis.. At the September 23, 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head, U.S. Navy Captain John Paul Jones captured the Serapis, but his own ship, the Bonhomme Richard, sank, and her ensign had been blown from the mast into the sea during the battle.
"Navy Searches for John Paul Jones' Ship". Navy News Service. 11 September 2010; Ryan, Melisa (Fall–Winter 2006). "Recapturing the Unsinkable Spirit of the Bonhomme Richard" (PDF). Wrack Lines Magazine. 6 (2). Groton: Connecticut Sea Grant. ISSN 2151-2825. OCLC 48206014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2010.
Jones then sailed to Boston. On 22 November, John Paul Jones returned to Canso in USS Alfred. Boats from Alfred took a raiding party ashore; his crews burned a transport bound for Canada with provisions, and a warehouse full of whale oil, besides capturing a small schooner. In all, Jones took 6 prizes, 1 burned, 1 confiscated. [11]
Set in the waters off the coast of New England, the novel introduces the mysterious character of the Pilot, John Paul Jones, who is a 33-year-old master of marine navigation and a pivotal figure in the war between the American colonists and the British Royal Navy. His true identity and allegiances are shrouded in mystery, adding an element of ...
USS Ranger was a sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy, serving from 1777–1780 and the first to bear her name.Built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Badger's Island in Kittery, Maine, she is famed for the solo raiding campaign carried out by her first captain, John Paul Jones, during naval operations of the American Revolutionary War. [1]
John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin; 3 January 1946), [1] is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. He was a session musician and arranger when he formed the band with Jimmy Page in 1968.
In addition to Call It Courage, which has been in print continuously since first published in 1940 and translated into dozens of languages, All Sail Set and Wagons Westward were reissued in 1986 and 2001 respectively by David R. Godine, and John Paul Jones, Fighting Sailor was reissued in 2006 as John Paul Jones, The Pirate Patriot by Sterling ...