Hermione Sails for Boston (1 Viewer)

[BLReed]

The Hermione was a 12-pounder Concorde class frigate of the French Navy. She became
famous when she ferried General Lafayette to the United States in 1780 to allow him to
rejoin the American side in the American Revolutionary War.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/1...igate-sets-sail-for-boston/?intcmp=latestnews

French replica of revolutionary frigate sets sail for Boston
Published April 18, 2015·Associated Press
FOURAS, France – With champagne, fireworks and a presidential blessing, a painstakingly
built replica of the frigate once used to bring French troops and funds to American revolutionaries
is setting sail for Boston.

Saturday night's celebratory sendoff for the $27 million Hermione seeks to retrace the 213-foot
frigate's trans-Atlantic journey in 1780, when its namesake under Marquis de Lafayette's
command helped to lay the foundation of French-American relations.

Lafayette persuaded French King Louis XVI to provide military and financial support to
George Washington's troops. Lafayette set sail on March 21, 1780, arrived 38 days later
in Boston, and played an important role in the revolutionaries' ultimate defeat of Britain.

Here's a nice brochure. A bit of a download.
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/52014f90e4b0ebb2d2a8c420/t/533c5894e4b00b17bef4ba0b/1396463764369/hermione+brochure+%283%29.pdf

 

[zblang]

Very cool.

Amazing what it costs to build something like that using the old technology!

 

[ivanmoe]

Dedicated website here:

http://www.hermione2015.com/#home

I'm surprised that it could be completed for just 27 million dollars.

-Moe