[A collection of naval history materials from the John S. Barnes Memorial Library, Naval History Society, New York, N.Y.]. [1862-1936]

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[A collection of naval history materials from the John S. Barnes Memorial Library, Naval History Society, New York, N.Y.]. [1862-1936]

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Small maps, naval documents (including rosters of ship officers), newspaper clippings, articles (some typescript), small scrapbook, correspondence, commemorative material.

41 pieces : ill., maps ; 7-28 cm.

New-York Historical Society

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Naval History Society. John S. Barnes Memorial Library.

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Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911

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John Paul Jones is among the most romantic and written-about figures in Revolutionary history. His raising of the first American flag aboard a naval vessel in 1776, his response to the British call to surrender Bon Homme Richard of "I have not yet begun to fight," and his victory aboard that vessel over Serapis in 1779 are elements of American nation-building with almost mythic significance. John Sanford Barnes's Jones collection was a product of his general interest in naval history (with a foc...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...