The Freate Hermione (the name of Elena's daughter, later known by mythology as Elena di Troia and Menelaus) was built in Rochefort (France) in 1779. Ship length: 42 m, width 11 m, speed: 9 -13 knots, crew of about 300 officers and sailors. Armament: 32 cannons, mostly from 12 pounds. As the first French ship, he had the submarine part of the hull covered with copper slabs. This coating prevented the growth of algae and cirripedi on the hull, which could significantly reduce the speed of the ship. At the beginning of the Anglo-French war of 1778, he patrolled the Gulf of Biscaglia, escorting convoys and chasing Corsari. He became famous when in 1780 he brought the general La Fayette to the United States to support the rebels in the American war of independence. Fayette landed in Boston welc.
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