French frigate Hermione (2014)

2014 September 17th, Hermione replica comes off the Charente river and reaches open sea for the first time.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameHermione
Ordered1995
BuilderAsselin at Rochefort
Laid down1997
Launched6 July 2012
General characteristics
Class and typeConcorde-class 12-pounder frigate
Displacement1,166 tons
Length65 m (213 ft)
Beam11.24 m (36.9 ft)
Height54 m (177 ft)
Draught5.78 m (19.0 ft)
PropulsionSails, auxiliary engine
Sail planfull-rigged ship
Complement72
Armament32 (non-functional replica) guns:[1]

Hermione is a 32-gun Concorde-class frigate fitted for 12-pounder guns, completed in Rochefort by the Asselin organisation in 2014. It is a reproduction of the 1779 Hermione, which achieved fame by ferrying General La Fayette to the United States in 1780 to allow him to rejoin the American side in the American Revolutionary War.

  1. ^ Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 496. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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