USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299)
USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Francis Burnes.
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“Then came the Lord Chamberlain with his white staff,
And all the people began to laugh;
And then the Queen began to speak,
‘You’re welcome home, Sir Francis Drake.’”
—Unknown. Upon Sir Francis Drake’s Return from His Voyage about the World, and the Queen’s Meeting Him (l. 5–8)