Thursday, August 4, 2011

Still Looking for the Bonhomme Richard

From the July 29th Naval History Blog.

I'm glad they are looking for the wreck of this famous US ship, although I doubt there would be much left after all these years.

For the last two weeks, a US Naval group has been combing over several hundred nautical miles of frigid North Sea waters for the legendary vessel, John Paul Jones' ship in the famous "I have not yet begun to fight" battle with the HMS Serapis.

The weather and seas have been horrible.

The unit is using remotely operated vehicles and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles which are towed behind the search ship. This is also a training opportunity for naval divers.

Here's Hoping for Some Success. --Cooter

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