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USS John Paul Jones
USS ''John Paul Jones'' refers to two destroyers of the United States Navy, named after John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends among U.S political elites ( ...: * , a ''Forrest Sherman''-class destroyer, commissioned in 1956, redesignated as DDG-32 in 1967, and decommissioned in 1982 * , an ''Arleigh Burke''-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1993, and in active service as of 2023 See also * , three earlier United States Navy warships named after John Paul Jones. {{DEFAULTSORT:John Paul Jones United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends among U.S political elites (including John Hancock and Benjamin Franklin) as well as enemies (who accused him of piracy), and his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation that persists to this day. As such, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the American Navy" (a nickname he shares with John Barry and John Adams). Jones was born and raised in Scotland, became a sailor at the age of thirteen, and served as commander of several merchantmen. After having killed one of his mutinous crew members with a sword, he fled to the Colony of Virginia The Colony of Virginia, chartered in 1606 and settled in 1607, was the first enduring English colonial empire, English colony in North America, following failed attempts at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
