HMS Serapis

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Royal Navy warship fifth-rate frigate

HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.

Aliases (1)

HMS Serapis (as prize) ×1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy warship → fifth-rate frigate →
armament	44 guns →
belligerent	Great Britain →
builder	British shipyard →
capturedBy	USS Bonhomme Richard →
capturedByCommander	John Paul Jones →
capturedFrom	Royal Navy →
capturedIn	North Sea →
capturedOff	Flamborough Head →
commandingOfficerAtBattle	Richard Pearson →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBattle	1779-09-23 →
engagedWith	Bonhomme Richard →
engagedWithCommander	John Paul Jones →
era	Age of Sail →
flag	White Ensign →
historicalSignificance	famous for battle with John Paul Jones → symbol of early United States naval victories →
hullType	wooden sailing ship →
launched	1779 →
locationOfBattle	off the coast of Yorkshire, England →
navalCampaign	American War of Independence naval operations in European waters →
navalTactic	close-quarters combat →
navalTheatre	European waters →
notableEvent	Battle off Flamborough Head →
notableQuoteAssociated	"I have not yet begun to fight" (attributed to John Paul Jones in the battle) →
operator	Royal Navy →
opposingBelligerent	United States →
propulsion	sail →
rate	44-gun fifth rate →
resultOfBattle	captured by American forces →
serviceEntry	1779 →
timePeriod	18th century →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richard Pearson →	commanded
USS Bonhomme Richard →	engagedShip
Battle of Flamborough Head →	opponentFlagship
John Paul Jones ("HMS Serapis (as prize)") →	shipCommanded
Battle of Flamborough Head →	shipInvolved
USS Bonhomme Richard →	victoryOver