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Sea History No 100 Spring 2002 John Paul Jones and The Ranger
Sea History John Paul Jones and The Ranger No 100 Spring 2002
CONTENTS
9 John Paul Jones, the Ranger, and the Value of the Continental Navy by Dennis Conrad, PhDJohn Paul Jones led the way in forging the Continental Navy into a professional service that pursued strategy over prizes, inspired American citizens in their fight for independence, and demonstrated to the world American determination to win.
15 A Centennial of American Destroyers, by David F. Winkler, PhDA century ago, the threat of torpedo gunboats spurred the evolution of torpedo boat destroyers, small but lethal vessels that developed a reputation for dash and daring during two world wars and into the present.
19 "We Were There to Prove Ourselves": Veteran Destroyerman Lorenzo DuFau Celebrates His Ship and Her People, by Peter Stanford In 1943, the US Navy initiated a program to integrate the service, choosing the destroyer escort USS Mason as the first ship to have an African American crew; the men and their ship more than proved themselves in the dangerous missions that followed.
22 MARINE ART: "Le Grand Voyage": Treasures of the National Maritime Museum, ParisThe United States welcomes a rich harvest of art and artifacts representing 500 years of the French maritime heritage.
28 Casting a Glance Astern: A Selection from Sea Historys Past
28 Sign On With Me, Said John Paul Jones, by Admiral Arleigh Burke (Sea History 12, Autumn 1978)
29 In Clio's Cause: Pete Seeger, Bill Buckley and Others Respond (Sea History 76- 8, Spring & Summer 1977)
31 OpSail '92 by Way of Cape Horn, by Ian Hutchinson (Sea History 62, Summer 1992)
34 The Sea People of Exeter, by Peter Stanford and Passage to Exeter, by Mark Myers (Sea History 33, Autumn 1984)
39 Oxford's Nautical Archaeology Team: The First Ten Years of MARE, by Timothy G. Dingemans (Sea History 57, Spring 1991)
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