The original "Hermione" was built in the 18th century for General Lafayette. Her purpose was to go to the USA to fight against the English during the independance war.
It tooks 17years to rebuilt an exact replica of the ship in the same town where the original was made; this is very close to my hometown. The original only took 11months to be built.
The ship will mainly navigate by sail but for safety reason and harbor handling, two pod unit have been fitted.
http://www.hermione2015.com/index.html
