USS Bonhomme Richard

USS Bonhomme Richard was a 42-gun frigate of the Continental Navy named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. She was originally the East Indiaman Duc de Duras, which was built in France for the French Indies Company in 1765. The ship was purchased by French authorities and placed at the disposal of American Captain John Paul Jones on 4 February 1779 by King Louis XVI as a result of a loan to the United States by French shipping magnate Jacques-Donatien Le Ray.

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• Historic England research records page^@
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Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones - Richard Paton pinxit ; gravé par Balth. Frederic Loizel. LCCN89712610

William Elliot - The engagement between USS Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis off Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779

The action between the Serapis, capt. Pearson, the Countess of Scarborough, and Paul Jones’s Squadron. R.Paton - K325

Bonhomme Richard - NARA - 512966

Captain Edward Stack's Marines in the main top of the Bonne Homme Richard

Edward Stack'S Marines firing from the rigging of John Paul Jone's Bonne Homme Richard down on the English sailors of the Serapis

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones LCCN00651172

USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)

Bonhomme Richard (formerly the Duc de Duras), 1779 - NARA - 512962

Plans for the USS Bonhomme Richard - NARA - 78116437

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones - Richard Paton pinxit ; gravé par Balth. Frederic Loizel. LCCN89712610		Commons
commons	image		William Elliot - The engagement between USS Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis off Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779		Commons
commons	image		The action between the Serapis, capt. Pearson, the Countess of Scarborough, and Paul Jones’s Squadron. R.Paton - K325		Commons
commons	image		Bonhomme Richard - NARA - 512966		Commons
commons	image		Captain Edward Stack's Marines in the main top of the Bonne Homme Richard		Commons
commons	image		Edward Stack'S Marines firing from the rigging of John Paul Jone's Bonne Homme Richard down on the English sailors of the Serapis		Commons
commons	image		Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones LCCN00651172		Commons
commons	image		USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)		Commons
commons	image		Bonhomme Richard (formerly the Duc de Duras), 1779 - NARA - 512962		Commons
commons	image		Plans for the USS Bonhomme Richard - NARA - 78116437		Commons