Hermione

Hermione was a 32-gun Concorde-class frigate of the French Navy. Designed for speed, she was one of the first ships of the French Navy to receive a copper sheathing. At the beginning of the Anglo-French War of 1778, she patrolled in the Bay of Biscay, escorting convoys and chasing privateers. She became famous when she ferried General La Fayette to the United States in 1780 in support of the rebels in the American Revolutionary War. She took an incidental role in the Battle of Cape Henry on 16 March 1781, and a major one in the action of 21 July 1781.

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1779-05-11T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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ship launching

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Frameless

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, victoriously led the frigate Astrée in the naval battle of Louisbourg, 21 July 1781

Hermione au combat de Louisbourg 1781

French frigate L'Hermione in combat (action of 21 July 1781) by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy

Hermione 3

Hermione 4

Hermione 6

Hermione 5

L Hermione 30 nov 2014-j

Stern of the Hermione in the Napoléon III dock at Rochefort

Ducamp (Capbreton) - maquette de l'Hermione

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, victoriously led the frigate Astrée in the naval battle of Louisbourg, 21 July 1781		Commons
commons	image		Hermione au combat de Louisbourg 1781		Commons
commons	image		French frigate L'Hermione in combat (action of 21 July 1781) by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy		Commons
commons	image		Hermione 3		Commons
commons	image		Hermione 4		Commons
commons	image		Hermione 6		Commons
commons	image		Hermione 5		Commons
commons	image		L Hermione 30 nov 2014-j		Commons
commons	image		Stern of the Hermione in the Napoléon III dock at Rochefort		Commons
commons	image		Ducamp (Capbreton) - maquette de l'Hermione		Commons