Factual error: It appeared that, during the engagement with the Serapis, every hit by either ship's guns resulted in an explosion and fire. Unfortunately, explosive shells wouldn't be used on shipboard (aside from bomb vessels) until the next century.
John Paul Jones (1959)
1 mistake - chronological order
Directed by: John Farrow
Starring: Robert Stack, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien, Marisa Pavan
John Wilkes: You have many enemies, Captain.
John Paul Jones: Aye! The British are the best.