Postal stationery / PAP France 1999
Frigate Hermione - General Lafayette
€ 12,50
Item number: TC483
The Hermione was a 12-pounder Concorde class frigate of the French Navy. She became famous when she ferried General Lafayette to the United States in 1780 to allow him to rejoin the American side in the American Revolutionary War. She grounded and was wrecked in 1793.
