Answer:
Captain John Paul Jones
Step-by-step explanation:
The American Revolutionary War was a war of independence of the United States of America that was fought between the 19th of April, 1775 and 3rd of September, 1783. The war started when the delegates from the thirteen (13) American colonies in Congress (First continental congress) revolted against the Great Britain over their lack of representation in the colonies and refusal to give consent to parliament's taxation such as Stamp Act and Townshend Acts.
Captain John Paul Jones was the greatest American naval hero of the American Revolutionary War.
John Paul Jones was born on the 6th of July, 1747 in Arbigland, Scotland and he died on the 18th of July, 1782 in Paris, France at the age of 45 years.
Captain John Paul Jones is considered to be the father of the American Navy due to his actions on British waters during the American Revolutionary War.