Ships he captained included the Alfred, the Ranger & the Bonhomme Richard
Most of Bonhomme Richard's crew 
immediately transferred to other vessels, and after a day and a half of frantic... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - American Revolution - HISTORY.com [PAR] His career at sea began at age 13, and by 21 he was the captain of a ship sailing 
... the heavily armed vessel Bonhomme Richard, Jones famously announced that 
he had ... was commissioned as first lieutenant on the Alfred in the Continental 
navy.