The Hermione at anchor in Lavandou Bay on April 24, 2018. Unmissable event this spring 2018 in Lavandou as part of a major trip to the Mediterranean, in partnership with the International Organization of La Francophonie.
On the program: nautical parade, conference, sketch workshop, exhibitions.
A little bit of history
On March 21, 1780, the young major general de La Fayette boarded the Hermione. He goes to fight alongside American insurgents who are fighting for their independence. He disembarked in Boston after 38 days of crossing and joined General Washington to announce the imminent arrival of French reinforcements. Eighteen months later, the American insurgents, joined by La Fayette, won decisive victories in the Chesapeake Bay at sea, then at Yorktown on land with the support of French troops led by Rochambeau and de Grasse.
As a tribute to La Fayette and to preserve the memory of this event, the Hermione-La Fayette Association embarked in 1997 on a formidable adventure, the identical reconstruction of the frigate. A real technical feat for a project which lasted 17 years and allowed the ship to repeat the voyage to La Fayette more than two centuries later, in 2015.
Today, the Hermione sets sail again, heading south towards the major ports of the
Mediterranean.
A rich program
EXHIBITIONS From April 17 to 28, 2018
- The challenges of construction,
Built for the high seas – At City Hall
- Hermione in the 18th century,
Hermione and Tourche-Tréville, the perfect alliance –
At the Town Hall
- The Associative Challenge,
Rebuilding and sailing the Hermione, a double challenge –
At the tourism office
Monday 23 April 2018
at 19h : CONFERENCE
Guy Gautreau, secretary and speaker of the “Hermione-La Fayette” Association, presents the great adventure of Hermione, from the 18th century to the present day.
From the American expedition organized in 1780 to the identical reconstruction of the frigate between 1997 and 2014, from the trip to the United States in 2015 to current projects, the Hermione will no longer hold any secrets for you!
Tuesday 24 April 2018
- 10h30: nautical parade arrival
- 11h00-15h00: Hermione at anchor in Lavandou Bay
- 11h00: sketch workshop on the Grande plage.
Some figures about Hermione
A ship over 65 meters long carrying three masts and 2m² of sail area, and whose hull is entirely made of oak.
- a large mast at 54 meters above the keel
- 2 oak trees selected from French forests
- a puzzle of more than 400 pieces of wood and metal
- 1 pulleys
- 1 ton tow for caulking
- 26 cannons firing 12-pounder balls on the battery deck and 6 guns firing 6-pounder balls on the forecastle deck
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