USS ''Vengeance'' (1779) was a former merchant ship that served under the command of

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 ( ...

in the Revolutionary War. The

French Royal Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

purchased her at Bordeaux in 1779 for Jones and sold her when she arrived at Dunkirk in January 1780 after the battle between and the rest of Jones's squadron on the one side, and and HM hired armed ship on the other.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vengeance, Uss United States Navy ship names