USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Bonhomme Richard |
| Builder: | Randall & Brent Shipyards |
| Launched: | 1766 |
| Acquired: | 4 February 1779 |
| In service: | 4 February 1779 |
| Out of service: | 25 September 1779 |
| Fate: | Sank in battle |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 998 tons (1014 tonnes) |
| Length: | 152 ft (46 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 28 x 12-pound smoothbore 6 x 18-pound smoothbore 8 x 9-pound smoothbore |
Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in the Continental Navy. She was originally an East Indiaman, a merchant ship built in France for the French East India Company in 1765, for service between France and the Orient. She was placed at the disposal of John Paul Jones on 4 February 1779, by King Louis XVI of France as a result of a loan to the United States by French shipping magnate, Jacques-Donatien Le Ray.
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