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Hermione frigate 60 cm half-model by Le Village Maquettes de bateaux
Category : ship, sailboat, runabout models
410.00€ VAT Incl. Shipment not included*Shipment is free only for Delivery in France above 100 euros. Yet Quirao does deliver worldwide. For all other countries, you can see the shipment fees if you add the product to your basket and select a country of delivery. (Receive also a Discount Voucher of 49€)
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The Hermione became famous while bringing on a secret mission in 1780 a 23 year-old idealist young man, called marquis of Fayette, to the United States to announce them the decision of King Louis XVI of France to help them in their war of independence against England. "On the first moment I heard the name of America, I liked it; as of the moment when I knew that it fought for freedom, I burned with desire to pour my blood for it; the days when I will be able to serve it will count to me, in all times and all the places, among the happiest of my life ".
Built in the arsenal of Rochefort in 1778, Hermione was a beautiful frigateThe frigates appeared in the XVIth century, during the golden age of galleons; they were then small and fast warships, with an uncovered deck and slightly armed.(Source: wikipedia) of 65 m overall, 44.2m at water line, with a comfortable sails surface of 1500 m2 on three masts. It was armed with 26 guns shooting 12 pounds cannonballs (it was thus a frigate of 12).
The Hermione frigate ran aground and sunk in 1793 in front of Le Croisic, where it was found in 1992. A copy of the vessel was rebuilt between 1997 and 2005.
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Product specifications Hermione frigate 60 cm half-model
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