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L'Hermione was built in eleven months at Rochefort, by the shipwright Henri Chevillard as a light (French: légère) frigate, fast and maneuverable.
General La Fayette embarked at Rochefort on 11 March 1780 and arrived in Boston on 28 April carrying the secret news that he had secured French reinforcements (5,500 men and 5 frigates) for George Washington. After the dramatic failure of the Penobscot Expedition, a large military expedition to dislodge the British from their new stronghold at the confluence of the Bagaduce and the Penobscot River on the east bank of Penobscot Bay in Maine (an area later known as Castine), the revolutionary council of Massachusetts asked Latouche if he would be willing to sail to Penobscot Bay for a quick military intelligence-gathering cruise, checking on the strength of the British garrison at Fort George. The Hermione then made the week-long voyage in mid-May, after which the frigate sailed to Rhode Island. Next, she got underway again on 2 June and suffered serious damage in the fierce but indecisive Action of 7 June 1780 against the 32-gun HMS Iris, under James Hawker.
Hermione received the American Congress on board in May 1781. She fought several times in company with the Astrée, commanded by Lapérouse, especially at the Naval battle of Louisbourg on 21 July 1781.
After the end of the American Revolutionary War, Hermione returned to France in February 1782. She then formed part of a squadron sent to India to help Suffren against the British. However peace was declared and the ship returned to Rochefort in April 1784.
In service against the British, on 20 September 1793, she ran aground off Le Croisic, and was then wrecked by heavy seas. The court-martial consecutive to the wreck found her pilot, Guillaume Guillemin du Conquet, responsible for her loss; her commanding officer, Captain Martin, was honourably acquitted.
L'Hermione model ship kit
Kit contents..
https://www.youtube.com/...edded&v=uZlM_5H24T4
(Kit does not include figures, micro shaper set of micro drawing set)
The making of the kit..
https://www.youtube.com/...edded&v=NjwOikWXkzY
Kit Spec:
1/89 scale
Length: 750mm
Height: 596mm
Width: 290mm
Double plank on frame construction.
Pre-cut keel & laser-cut frame parts.
Sapele planking, american walnut & limewood.
Diecast metal fittings & gun barrels.
Stitched sail set.
Photo-etched brass detail parts.
Assorted threads.
DVD with step-by-step assembly multi-language instructions with 2000 superdetailed photographs of the build process plus advanced modelling tips and tricks!
Kit on sale here: http://www.model-space.c...yette-complete-kit.html
In 1997 the construction of a replica ship got underway at the french shipyard of Rochefort, which in 2015 completed the same voyage of the original ship.
L'Hermione replica construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoOd1w0NjWI
L'Hermione replica launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySEzDyV1RV0
L'Hermione 2015 http://www.hermione2015.com/
The Marquis de Lafayette Sails Again; http://www.smithsonianma...-sails-again-180954590/
Tomick attached the following image(s):
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Now that does look nice! Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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That does look like a fine ship and colourful as well.
Al
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Will this be available through model space or just through them as the fluctuation in the pound against the euro makes it hard to know how much it is? Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Nice know t and not to big Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Coming soon as a Full Kit, approx £199 inc free delivery 
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It should be available via International shipping as its unlikely the USA will hold stock and will be full kit only.
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Looks like an interesting ship.
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A lovely looking kit and great for those that are looking to build something a little different. Detailed set of figures also available as an optional extra, adding that something special to make your build complete: https://www.model-space....tte-crew-figurines.html
Regards Alan
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