La Fayette Hermione 1780

La Fayette Hermione 1780, längd 750 mm, bredd 284 mm, höjd 591 mm, byggsats i trä.

On March 21, 1780, the young Marquis de La Fayette embarked on board the Hermione, to fight alongside the American insurgents fighting for independence. Hermione was built according to the plans of engineer Chevillard l'Aine and was 65 meters long, 1,200 tons and 1,500 m2 of sail spread over three sticks.