From the BBC:
Experts have expressed confidence that they can find the sunken wreck of the ship made famous by legendary Solway [Scotland] born sailor John Paul Jones next month.See also here.The Bonhomme Richard went down in 1779 off Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire as Jones famously said: “Surrender - I have not yet begun to fight.”
Several bids have been made to recover the ship captained by a man credited as the founding father of the US Navy.
Now underwater archaeology experts will use hi-tech methods to try to find it.
After the battle, Jones visited The Netherlands, economic rival to the United Kingdom, where he was welcomed warmly.
A song was made about him:
Daar komt Pauwel Jonas aanSee also here.
’t is zo’n aardig ventje.
Zijn schip is aan de grond gegaan,
bij het Engels endje …[ Here comes Paul Jones
He’s such a nice fellow.
His ship went down,
near the English cape …]
The hero’s welcome for Jones exacerbated tensions between the Dutch supporters of the princely, or, legally, ‘Stadhouder’ family; and the anti United Kingdom bourgeois ‘Patriot’ party.
Months after Jones’ visit, in December 1780, The Netherlands were at war with the United Kingdom, as an ally of the United States in their revolution, and France.
Famed wreck reported found, “pristine”:
Remains of a ship linked to the scandalous 17th
century “pirate,” Capt. Kidd, could shed light on a
pivotal era, archaeologists say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/071213_kidd.htm
Comment by Administrator — December 14, 2007 @ 7:02 pm