 Welcome to All Hands Update. This is your week in Navy history. September 19, 1864, Confederate Seas steamer Philo Parsons in an attempt to bribe USS Michigan officers and their crew for the release of Confederate prisoners. Michigan's crew figured out the plot and the mission was aborted. On September 23, 1779, Bono Mershard, commanded by John Paul Jones, engaged HMS Serapis. During the battle, John Paul Jones, with his ship nearly destroyed, refused to surrender, shouting, I have not yet begun to fight. John Paul Jones eventually captured Serapis with assistance from the Continental Frigate Alliance. September 24, 1918, Lieutenant Junior Gray David S. Engels, while on a test flight, cites an enemy aircraft. Engels engaged the target and scored his fifth victory in six weeks, making him the Navy's first ace. To learn more about the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.