Monday 8 September 2014

Replica of 18th Century Ship Begins Maiden Voyage

A life-size replica of the Hermione began its maiden voyage on Sunday. The latter is the French navy frigate that shipped General Lafayette to America to rally rebels fighting British troops in the US war of independence. Spectators lined the port in Rochefort in southwestern France to see the reproduced vessel, which took 17 years to build, set sail. A cannon boomed as the ship passed the arsenal at Rochefort, as spectators applauded wildly and sailors ...

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