Driver8 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. During his engagement with HMS Serapis, Jones uttered, according to the later recollection of his first lieutenant, the legendary reply to a taunt about surrender from the British captain: "I have not yet begun to fight!" (wikipedia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Will there be a quiz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver8 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Will there be a quiz? This was an experiment to see how long it would take for Jahfin to intervene and tell me there was an older thread of John Paul Jones. No, seriously, I was googling John Paul Jones and I stumbled upon images of a US Navy missile destroyer, since I'm not versed in military matters I find it hard to distinguish between the dates the battleship was ordered, awarded, laid down, launched and commissioned, those dates span over a period that goes from 1987 all the way to 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hi all, Will there be a quiz? Brush up: http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/jones_jp.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 John Paul Jones "I have not yet begun to play!" He played a hell of a bass in 'The Song Remains The Same' :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ^^^I think he even wore that same jacket at those MSG shows in 1973. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ^^^I think he even wore that same jacket at those MSG shows in 1973. I think it's at the EMP in Seattle. :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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