Hermione - Julien Chauvet French frigate Hermione Concorde class frigate 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. Wikipedia Construction started: March 1778 Launched: April 28, 1779 Length: 145' (44 m)
The replica of Sir Francis Drake's English galleon GOLDEN HIND. She was originally named Pelican but he changed the to Golden Hind, mid-voyage, in 1568 to compliment his patron, Sir Christopher Patton.
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