What was the nickname of John Paul Jones since he had embarked on the USS Independence in 1776?
USS Independence (1776 sloop) USS "Independence" (1776 sloop) was a sloop in the Continental Navy. Acting as a dispatch boat, she was sent to France on a diplomatic mission – carrying important dispatches. While there, John Paul Jones embarked on her, and she received additional salutes to the American Republic from the French.
HMS Invincible (1765) HMS "Invincible" was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 9 March 1765 at Deptford. "Invincible" was built during a period of peace to replace ships worn out in the recently concluded Seven Years' War. The ship went on to serve in the American War of Independence, fighting at the battles of Cape St Vincent in 1780, and under the command of Captain Charles Saxton, the Battles of the Chesapeake in 1781 and St Kitts in 1782.