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	70k	As an officer of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution, John Paul Jones helped establish the traditions of courage and professionalism that the Sailors of the United States Navy today proudly maintain. John Paul was born in a humble gardener's cottage in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, went to sea as a youth, and was a merchant shipmaster by the age of twenty-one. Having taken up residence in Virginia, he volunteered early in the War of Independence to serve in his adopted country's infant navy and raised with his own hands the Continental ensign on board the flagship of the Navy's first fleet. He took the war to the enemy's homeland with daring raids along the British coast and the famous victory of the Bonhomme Richard over HMS Serapis. After the Bonhomme Richard began taking on water and fires broke out on board, the British commander asked Jones if he had struck his flag. Jones replied, "I have not yet begun to fight!" In the end, it was the British commander who surrendered. Jones is remembered for his indomitable will, his unwillingness to consider surrender when the slightest hope of victory still burned. Throughout his naval career Jones promoted professional standards and training. Sailors of the United States Navy can do no better than to emulate the spirit behind John Paul Jones's stirring declaration: "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." Photo: John Paul Jones by George Bagby Matthews.		Bill Gonyo
	53k	Artist's conception of the Jones as built by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	88k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	100k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	65k	Typical of the flush deckers that retained their 4" guns, the Paul Jones shows the modifications made as the result of carrying these guns, with the added need for A.A. defense. The fourth stack and her accompanying boiler have been removed with six 20mm A.A. guns and six depth charge throwers added. New radar equipment includes DE type SL surface search equipment topped by a new TBS antenna.		-
	150k	Undated, location unknown. Photo form the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	96k	USS Black Hawk with the USS Pillsbury (DD-227), USS Pope (DD-225), USS Ford (DD-228), USS Paul Jones (DD-230), USS Peary (DD-226) and USS Parrott (DD-218) alongside in Chefoo, China.		Gerd Matthes
	60k	Photo #: NH 105794. Asiatic Fleet Destroyers dressed with flags while nested together off Shanghai, China, circa 1936. These ships are (from left to right): USS Paul Jones (DD-230); USS Pope (DD-225); and USS Parrott (DD-218). Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Mike Mohl
	130k	July 10 1942.		Ed Zajkowski
	150k	Mare Island July 10 1942.		David Buell
	145k	As above.		David Buell
	152k	As above.		David Buell
	96k	As above.		David Buell
	173k	As above.		David Buell
	145k	Off Mare Island on July 10, 1942. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	131k	Mare Island September 24 1942.		David Buell
	99k	USS Paul Jones (DD-230) September 16 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: 80-G-177786.		Robert Hurst
	68k	USS Paul Jones as (AG-112) comes alongside Lake Champlain [CV-39] in the Atlantic to take on fuel and provisions in June of 1945.		Gerd Matthes

CDR Thaddeus Austin Thomson Jr.    Apr 19 1921 - 1922
LCDR Walter Atlee Edwards    1922 - Sep 1922
LT Jerauld B. Wright    Sep 1922 - Oct 1922 (Later ADM)
LCDR Howard Adams Flanigan    Oct 1922 - ?
LCDR Carroll Morgan Hall    ? 1923 - ?
LCDR Comfort Benedict Platt    Jul 14 1924 - ?
CDR Walden Lee (Pug) Ainsworth    Dec 12 1925 - ? 1927 (Later VADM)
LCDR George Wilson Davidson Dashiell    Jun 25 1927 - ?
LCDR Hamilton Vose Bryan    Jun 1929 - Dec 1930
LCDR Hamilton Vose Bryan    Jun 1929 - Dec 1930
CDR Norman Scott    1930 - ? (Later RADM)
LCDR Albert Ernest Schrader Jr.    ? 1932 - ?
LCDR Francis Stuart Low    ? 1934 - ? (Later ADM)
CDR William Hays Ferguson    ? 1938
LCDR Elmer Frank Helmkamp    ? 1939 - ?
LCDR William George Lalor    ? 1940 - ?
LCDR John Joseph Hourihan    ? 1941 - Mar 1942 (Later RADM)
LCDR Charles Richard Herms    Mar 1942 - Nov 6 1943
LCDR George Paul Unmacht    Nov 6 1943 - Oct 4 1944
CDR Howard M. Payne    Oct 4 1944 - Nov 5 1945

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