USS Bonhomme Richard Chases Pirates Away from Fishermen (Navy goes after the Jolly Roger Again!)

Navy NewsStand ^ | 02/22/05

[blackie]

Go Navy ~ Bump!

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

I remember being in Guam (Polaris Point) when the U.S.S. Enterprise arrived. They were going to try to bring her in to Apra harbor there, but couldn't because her draft was too great.

A few months later, the Tripoli (an LHA) came to visit us and was able to tie up to the Naval station on the other side of the harbor from us. That thing was absolutely huge. And yet, she was dwarfed by the big E.

Indeed I can see how these things can easily intimidate an enemy.

[Leo Carpathian]

Jus' send in the drones for target practice!

[blackie]

Works for me. :)

[Polybius]

......... Extra credit if you can say where and how he died.

And where he's buried now (the most appropriate place, IMHO.).

I'll leave the "where" questions for others to play with but here is a little known aspect of Jones' history........... John Paul Jones' autopsy was performed 113 years post-mortem in 1905.

Jones had originally been buried in an alcohol-filled lead coffin and his body was remarkably well preserved when it was exhumed for transfer to its present resting place. An autopsy was made at the time (1905). Immediate cause of death: Pneumonia. Pre-existing condinition: Chronic nephritis.

In the 1980's, the Navy Medical Corps magazine "Navy Medicine" had an article about the John Paul Jones' autopsy. As I recall, the "Navy Medicine" article had a photo of a path slide of Jones' kidney tissue.

The autopsy photos were published by the U.S. Government in 1907.

John Paul Jones Autopsy Report - 1905

John Paul Jones as he looked in 1905