National Museum of American History John Paul Jones, Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis, United States, 1779 National Museum of American History John Paul Jones, Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis, United States, ...

At dawn on June 6 1944, 20-year-old John Roberts was serving as a sub-lieutenant on the bridge of HMS Serapis. The British destroyer had successfully crossed the heavily mined Channel as part of ...