In Transit Blog: Lafayette’s Ship, and Journey, Will Be Recreated

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 09 November 2013 | 17.35

A reconstruction of the ship that Lafayette sailed will recreate the journey the French general made in 1780 when he brought news of French support and troops for the American Revolutionary War.

The new frigate, also called the L'Hermione, will sail across the Atlantic from France to the United States in 2015, according to the Association Hermione-La Fayette, a French-based group that began planning the replica ship and voyage about 20 years ago.

"It was a tipping point," Miles Young, president of the American organization called the Friends of Hermione-LaFayette in America, said in a telephone interview. "The war wouldn't have been won without French support. Both the ship and the man on the ship became pivotal."

The venture is about the spirit of democracy that Lafayette epitomized and a reaffirmation of the historic relationship between the United States and France, but it also celebrates craftsmanship.

"It's a perfect replica. It's the most authentic tall ship ever made," said Mr. Young, who is also worldwide chairman and chief executive of Ogilvy & Mather, the advertising, marketing and public relations agency. The carpentry, metal work, riggings and sails are true to the original.

After sea trials and training, L'Hermione will set sail for the United States from Rochefort, France, in April 2015. The trans-Atlantic crossing is expected to take 27 days. Before returning to France in August, it will port initially in Yorktown, Va., where the original L'Hermione took part in the blockade that led to the British surrender. Other ports on the provisional itinerary include Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Visitors will be able to speak with the crew and captain, tour the docked ship and see a traveling exhibition.


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