Frigate L’Hermione Launched in Rochefort, France
Posted on July 7, 2012
by Rick Spilman
After fifteen years of work, the replica of the frigate L’Hermione was launched yesterday into the Charente River in Rochefort, France. The original frigate L’Hermione, on March 21, 1780, carried the the 23 year old Gilbert du Motier, better known as the Marquis de Lafayette, to America with the then secret news that France was committing 5,500 men and five frigates to help George Washington and his forces in the revolution against Great Britain.
More: http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2012/07/07/frigate-lhermione-launched-in-rochefort-france/
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