Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. 5th May, 2015. L` Hermione, the largest and most authentically built Tall Ship in the last 150 years, visits Las Palmas en route to Yorktown, Virginia, L` Hermione, which set sail from, Rochefort, France on 18th April 2015 is a replica of the frigate which took the Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780. In 1781, Lafayette, who was commissioned as a major-general in the Continental Army, helped American and French forces defeat British Gen. Credit: ALANDAWSONPHOTOGRAPHY/Alamy Live News
Tuesday 5h May 2015, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. L` Hermione, the largest and most authentically built Tall Ship in the last 150 years, visits Las Palmas en route to Yorktown, Virginia, L` Hermione, which set sail from, Rochefort, France on 18th April 2015 is a replica of the frigate which took the Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780. In 1781, Lafayette, who was commissioned as a major-general in the Continental Army, helped American and French forces defeat British Gen. Lord Cornwallis and his troops during the siege of Yorktown. PICTURED: Crew make final preparations prior to her maiden Atlantic crossing on Wednesday 6th May 2015.
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