The Hermione

1 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: Tall ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  5 minutes

Hermione fire its canons in Bordeaux © Dark Attsios/cc-by-sa-4.0

Hermione fire her canons in Bordeaux © Dark Attsios/cc-by-sa-4.0

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.   read more…

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