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Hermione
Voyage to Castine
History comes to life
July 11-15
Inside:
• Schedule of of Events
• From the Captain’s Quarters
• Castine & the American Revolution
• Two Hermiones: A timeline
• Where to Park
A special pull-out section in honor of the tall ship’s historic stop in Castine,
hosted by the Castine Historical Society.
A Supplement to Castine Patriot, Island Ad-Vantages, and The Weekly Packet, July 2, 2015
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HERMIONE — Voyage to Castine
July 2, 2015
A word from Hermione Captain Yann Cariou
Question: What is the most challenging
thing?
Answer: The most challenging thing is
controlling a frigate’s real replica in all conditions (otherwise the same ship with the
same difficulties they had before) with only
78 crew members (including 15 professional and 56 volunteers) instead of [more
than] 200 experienced sailors on board.
CASTINE—His nautical ancestors were
young cabin boys—or mousses—who
served aboard the King’s Navy in the
Ancien Régime, the period in France lasting
from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
Yann Cariou, himself, is a 30-year veteran
of the French Navy, including seven years
serving on tall ships.
Penobscot Bay Press interviewed Cariou
via email as he navigated the Hermione
along the Eastern seaboard before arriving
in Castine. He replied in English (naturally
not his first language).
Question: How does it feel when you
enter a port of call?
Answer: Feeling between concentration on maneuvering the ship and some
emotion about arriving in a new Harbour,
people waiting for us with many friendly
demonstrations.
Question: Has there been any unusual or
unexpected reaction or comment from the
public to L’Hermione on this voyage?
Answer: The great and friendly welcoming was unexpected, people were very
surprised with this amazing ship so big and
beautiful, the authenticity of the ship and rig,
the project that began 20 years ago, the symbolic voyage and the tight historic link, etc.
Yann Cariou, left, is captain and commander of the Hermione, and has been involved with
the project since 2003.
Photo courtesy of the Castine Historical Society
made for sailing on high seas; this kind of
Question: What is the best thing about
ships, the frigates, were used to discover the being captain of a reconstructed 18th
world by Lapérouse, Bougainville, Cook, century naval ship?
Answer: Being captain on L’Hermione
etc. They were able to sail around Cape
Horn. But, she needs a great lookout and require all my life’s knowledges about sailQuestion: How does L’Hermione handle vigilance because, as an efficient warship, ing on tall ships and it’s at the same time a
on the high seas? Any tight moments?
great experience and a great pleasure.
she is very fast, powerful and sensible.
Answer: She’s a real seaworthy ship,
Cariou knows his naval vessel history. In
his first Captain’s Chronicle blog posted on
the site Lafayette’s Hermione Voyage 2015
(michael-blocher.squarespace.com/blog),
he wrote that French naval vessels like the
Hermione were classed according to the
caliber weight of the cannon balls it fired,
whose sizes ranged from eight pounds
round to as large as a 24 pounder.
There was a cabin boy at each cannon,
four more to pass along gunpowder to
each battle station, and another two to aid
any of the wounded. Cariou wrote, “The
best among them—those who survived
dangerous seas and vicious battles—would
be promoted to ‘topmen’; ensconced high
up on the masts, they were a dexterous
elite perched amidst the highest spars and
rigging.”
On March 20, 1780, when L’Hermione
embarked for America with the Marquis
de Lafayette on board, there were 37
mousses, but with no working cannon on
the replica, if there is a cabin boy on board,
his duties are likely safer—and certainly
less adventurous.
A look back: Hermione sails into Penobscot with glad tidings
King of France
pledges support
MAGABAGADUCE PENINSULA—
On April 27, 1780, the French frigate
Hermione sailed into the Boston Harbor,
carrying the Marquis de Lafayette—a
young French general—and news for
General George Washington from King
Louis XVI.
The French king supported America’s
struggle for independence­, seeing an opportunity to perhaps regain a foothold in North
America as the colonies fought against
British control in the 1770s. That support
proved integral to America’s eventual victory against Great Britain.
Lafayette disembarked in Boston and
pushed onward to New Jersey to meet with
Washington, leaving behind Hermione in
the hands of her commander, Lieutenant
Louis-René de Latouche.
Meanwhile, Latouche placed his services
and those of Hermione in the hands of
Massachusetts, allowing an opportunity for
the colony to reassert its naval authority on
the coast of Maine—whereupon Hermione
sailed to the Penobscot River.
The previous year, the British had captured the Magabagaduce Peninsula at the
mouth of the river, and Massachusetts naval
forces failed in an attempt to retake it. This
battle forms a vivid piece of local history—
the Penobscot Expedition.
However, this time, with Latouche
finding little to attack, Hermione’s expedition turned into a spy mission.
“With the help of some local knowledge and aided by the frequently used
tactic of flying false (i.e. British) colors,
Hermione was able to creep near enough
to anchor overnight between Cape Rosier
and Isleboro,” according to historian Lynn
Parson, writing in the most recent Castine
Historical Society newsletter.
With information gained from a
Massachusetts officer who sailed by Dyce’s
Head in Castine, Hermione replaced the
Cover photo courtesy of Castine Historical Society
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July 2, 2015 HERMIONE — Voyage to Castine
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Celebrating Hermione’s historic visit to Castine and local Acadian culture
Schedule of Events
• 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Music & Arts Workshops
Town Common, Court Street
• 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Create a replica of the
Hermione
Help construct a large papier-mâché replica
that will be worn in parts by participants in
the parade marching to greet the Hermione.
Saturday, July 11
With Goody-B Wiseman
• 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Revolutionary War
Town Common, Court Street
Encampment and Reenactment
• 12 p.m.–2 p.m. Gus LaCasse
With the 2nd Mass. Regiment & the 74th
Local prodigy and classically trained vioHighlanders
linist and traditional Acadian fiddler
Fort George, Battle Avenue
Town Common, Court Street
• 10 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Castine’s Place in
• 3 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Vive La France
History, A walking tour sponsored by the
Featuring The MeLa Woodwind Ensemble
Castine Historical Society
and Suzanne Eaton, soprano, performCastine Golf Course, Battle Avenue
ing classics from the French repertoire.
• 10 a.m.–6 p.m. “The French Frigate
Sponsored by the Castine Arts Association
and the British Fort—L’Hermione and
Unitarian Universalist Meeting House,
Magabagaduce in 1780”
Town Common, Court Street
Castine Historical Society exhibit
• 5 p.m.–7 p.m. Castine Historical Society
Town Common, Court Street
Reception
For the special exhibition
“The French Frigate and the
British Fort—L’Hermione and
Magabagaduce” and official
opening of the Grindle House
Castine Historical Society,
Town Common, Court Street
• 7:30 p.m.–9 p.m. “Frederic
Church’s paintings of Maine”
Lecture by John Wilmerding,
senior curator at the National
Gallery of Art 1977-1983,
deputy director at National
Gallery 1983-1988. Currently
Christopher Binyon Sarofim
The Grindle House, renovated and restored building of the Professor of American Art at
Castine Historical Society, will be opened in a ceremony Princeton.
and reception on Saturday, July 11.
Photo by Anne Berleant
Tickets to tour the deck of the Hermione
sold out quickly after going on sale weeks
before the ship’s arrival, but a close-up look
is available to everyone from where it will
be docked at the Town Dock.
SHIP ARRIVES
Tuesday, July 14
SHIP DEPARTS
Thursday, July 16, 6 am
FEATURING:
Music and dance, parade of ships accompanying
Hermione up Penobscot Bay, historical and
maritime lectures, local artists and Maine made
products, delicious food and drink, historical
reenactments, exhibit related to the first Hermione
voyage, Bastille day celebration and fireworks!
explore
Castine July 11–15
For information visit:
CASTINEHISTORICALSOCIETYHERMIONE.ORG
Delano Auditorium, corner Battle Avenue
& Pleasant Street
• 9 p.m. Movie Screening of “Les
Demoiselles de Rochefort”
Delightful 1960s musical, featuring
Catherine Deneuve and Gene Kelly. Set in
Rochefort, birth place of the Hermione. In
French with subtitles. Free popcorn.
Town Common, Court Street
Sunday, July 12
• 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Revolutionary War
Encampment and Reenactment
With the 2nd Mass. Regiment & the 74th
Highlanders
Fort George, Battle Avenue
• 10 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Castine’s Place in
History, A walking tour sponsored by the
Castine Historical Society
Castine Golf Course, Battle Avenue
• 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Music & Arts Workshops
Town Common, Court Street
• 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Create a replica of the
Hermione
Help construct a large papier-mâché replica
that will be worn in parts by participants in
the parade marching to greet the Hermione.
With Goody-B Wiseman
Town Common, Court Street
• 10 a.m.–6 p.m. “The French Frigate
and the British Fort—L’Hermione and
Magabagaduce in 1780”
Castine Historical Society exhibit
Town Common, Court Street
• 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Belfast Bay Fiddlers
Community Fiddle Group
Town Common, Court Street
• 4 p.m.–5 p.m. “Why the French Were
Classically trained violinist and fiddler and
Bay School student Gus La Casse will perform Acadian tunes on Saturday, July 11 and
Tuesday, July 14. Photo courtesy of Gus La Casse
Essential for the American Revolution,
and Why We Should Care”
Lecture by Liam Riordan, Professor of
History at University of Maine, Orono,
specializing in the Revolutionary era
Delano Auditorium, Corner Battle Avenue
& Pleasant Street
• 7 p.m.–8 p.m. “Sailing and Surviving in
the Weather of the 1780s”
Lecture by weather and news reporter Lou
McNally of Maine Public Broadcasting
Network
Delano Auditorium, Corner of Battle
Avenue & Pleasant Street
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HERMIONE — Voyage to Castine
Monday, July 13
• 10 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Castine’s Place in
History, A walking tour sponsored by the
Castine Historical Society
Castine Golf Course, Battle Avenue
• 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Music & Arts Workshops
Town Common, Court Street
• 10 a.m.–6 p.m. “The French Frigate
and the British Fort—L’Hermione and
Magabagaduce in 1780”
Castine Historical Society exhibit
Town Common, Court Street
• 1 p.m.–2 p.m. “The Marquis: Lafayette
Revisited”
Reading and book signing with Lafayette
biography author Laura Auricchio
Delano Auditorium, Corner Battle Avenue
& Pleasant Street
• 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Acadian Storytelling
With Don Cyr, president of the Association
Culturelle et Historique du Mont-Carmel,
expert in Acadian history and culture,
author of An Acadian Odyssey, art teacher
at Maine School of Math and Science
Unitarian Universalist Congregation Parish
House, Town Common, Court Street
• 4 p.m.–5 p.m. “Timing Is EverythingWeather, Climate and the Course of
Civilization”
Lecture by Paul Mayewski, Director of
Climate Change Institute, University of
Maine, Orono
Delano Auditorium, Corner of Battle
Avenue and Pleasant Street
Tuesday, July 14 Bastille Day
• 10 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Castine’s Place in
History, A walking tour sponsored by the
Castine Historical Society
Castine Golf Course, Battle Avenue
• 10 a.m.–6 p.m. “The French Frigate
and the British Fort—L’Hermione and
Magabagaduce in 1780”
Castine Historical Society exhibit
Town Common, Court Street
• 12 p.m.–12:45 p.m. Acadian Storytelling
With Don Cyr, president of the Association
Culturelle et Historique du Mont-Carmel,
expert in Acadian history and culture,
author of An Acadian Odyssey
Unitarian Universalist Congregation Parish
House, Town Common, Court Street
• 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. T-Acadie
Acadian Trio with music and dance will be
calling dances to get everyone moving
Town Dock
• 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Parade of Boats
To accompany the arrival of Hermione
Town Dock
• 3 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Gus LaCasse and Jim
Pendergast
Local prodigy and classically trained violinist and traditional Acadian fiddler Gus
LaCasse, and guitarist Jim Pendergast,
Nashville recording artist and producer,
play hard driving Cape Breton and Acadian
Trad
Town Dock
• 4 p.m. Hermione arrives at
the Castine Town Dock
(time approximate)
• 6 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Welcome Parade
With Castine Fife and Drum, Castine Town
Band and bagpiper Will MacArthur
Castine Town Common to the Town Dock
• 6:30 p.m. Welcome Ceremony
Featuring the Navy Band Northeast, and
special guests and speakers, including
Hermione captain Yann Cariou
Town Dock
• 7 p.m.–7:50 p.m. Oakum String Band
Local Acadian and Folk String Band, with
caller John MacIntyre
Town Dock
• 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Acadian Aces
Maine’s own Sylvain’s Acadian Aces keep
the Cajun flame alive in old Acadie with an
energetic brand of raw, rootsy Cajun music
Ste-Croix Island
“Congratulations to Hermione!”
As “French Connection” I am an alumnus of Lafayette College (PA) where we learned
that at age 29 Gilbert du Motier (aka Marquis de Lafayette) was wounded at the battle
of Brandywine (PA). I am an alumnus of Laval University (Quebec) where we learned
that the French arrived in North America (1604) at St Croix island. See my 1/4 page ad
(page 6) in this Supplement.
Richard Gay (aka Guay) www.st-andrews-ca.com
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Floating
Palaces
America’s Queens of the Sea
Maine Island Mariners
and the Big Steam Yachts
July 2, 2015
Castine Golf Course,
Battle Avenue
• 10 a.m.–6 p.m. “The
French Frigate and
the British Fort—
L’Hermione
and
Magabagaduce
in
1780”
Castine
Historical
Society exhibit
Town Common, Court
Street
• 11 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Gus La Casse
Local prodigy and classically trained violinist
and traditional Acadian
fiddler
Town Dock
• 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
“The Marquis de
Lafayette and General
Washington”
Lecture
by
Curt
Viebranz,
President
of
Mount Vernon,
on the relationship
between the Marquis de
Lafayette and General
Washington
Town Common, Court
Street
• 11 a.m.–3 p.m. George
Washington
Visits
Castine’s Waterfront
Engage America’s first
Hermione sails the Atlantic Ocean.
president,
“George
Photo courtesy of France Latreille Assocation Hermione
Washington,” in excitderived directly from the source.
ing discourse. Learn
Town Dock
firsthand the critical role his dear friend,
• 9 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Fireworks!
Marquis de Lafayette, and our French allies
Town Dock
played in his army’s triumph over the most
powerful fighting force in the world.
Town Dock
Wednesday, July 15
• 10 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Castine’s Place in • 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. Bien Sur
History, A walking tour sponsored by the Traditional Quebecois tunes on fiddle and
guitar. Town Dock
Castine Historical Society
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July 2, 2015 HERMIONE — Voyage to Castine
• 12:15 p.m.–1 p.m. Alamoosook Lake
Singers
Song and dance demonstrations sharing the
music and traditions of the Wabanaki tribes
of Maine
Town Dock
• 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Castle Bay
Maine musicians known for compelling
vocals and skilled accompaniments, knowledge of historical context, and their engaging rapport with an audience
Town Dock
• 3 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Presentation of George
Washington’s Portrait
Maine Vice Regent Meg Nichols and a
special guest will present a replica of the
famous Rembrandt Peale porthole portrait
of George Washington to the students
and faculty of Adams School and Castine
Historical Society. Hosted by the Mount
Vernon Ladies’ Association
Town Dock
• 3:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m. From Away
Downeast
Historic songs of the American Revolution,
with five voices, fiddle, octave mandolin,
recorder, guitar and lumberjack
Town Dock
• 5 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Velocipede
Original and traditional fiddle tunes from
Quebec and New England with Cape
Breton step dancing
Town Dock
• 6:45 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Ellacapella
A capella group from Blue Hill Peninsula
performing Revolutionary War and nautically themed songs
Town Dock
• 7:45 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Belfast Bay Fiddlers
Community fiddle group from Belfast,
Maine
Town Dock
• 8:45 p.m.–10 p.m. Atlantic Clarion
Say “fare thee well” to the Hermione in
a unique Downeast Maine Style with the
Peninsula’s premier steel band
Town Dock
Host:
Castine Historical Society
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
castinehistoricalsocietyhermione.org
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Navigating L’Hermione’s visit
How to get there, where to park
CASTINE—With up to 5,000 visitors expected to attend the Hermione visit and surrounding events in the small village of Castine, designated parking and the use of free
shuttle buses from Bucksport Middle School and High School and within Castine will
be crucial for the flow of traffic.
Volunteer parking attendants will be directing the flow of traffic from Castine Road
through Wadsworth Cove at the British Canal.
Visitors are requested to carpool when possible both to the Bucksport shuttle point
and to Castine.
Saturday, July 11, to Monday, July 13
Designated parking areas near the Reenactment & Encampment at Fort George on the
Maine Maritime Academy Campus, courtesy of the academy. Signs will point toward
available parking.
Disabled vehicle parking at Fort George off of Battle Avenue.
Tuesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 15
Signs and volunteer parking attendants will point toward available parking at Maine
Maritime Academy, courtesy of the academy, and on public streets and lots.
Shuttle buses will stop at designated pick-up and drop-off points throughout the day
to transport visitors around town.
For disabled parking, with the appropriate vehicle placard, traffic attendants will
guide to the designated drop-off and pick-up area right near the town dock.
Shuttle Service
Tuesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 15
Free shuttle service from the Bucksport High School and Middle School and Castine
Town Dock. Signs and parking attendants will guide vehicles to available shuttle
parking.
The event hosts request visitors carpool to allow for the most efficient use of the
school parking lot, use of which was donated by the Bucksport School Department.
Bucksport High School is located at 102 Broadway, Bucksport.
Bucksport Middle School is located at 100 Miles Lane, Bucksport.
Shuttle Schedule
Times subject to change, check castinehistoricalsocietyhermione.org/visit/parking
on morning of events to assure accuracy.
Departing Bucksport schools for Castine: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m.
The five piece group called From Away Downeast will perform historic songs of the American
Revolution at the Town Dock on Wednesday, July 15.
Photo courtesy of From Away Downeast
Departing Castine for Bucksport schools: 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m.
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How Hermione
came to Castine
HERMIONE — Voyage to Castine
August 2, 1776
Hermione
CASTINE—Apart from the historical
connection, how did the small town of
Castine become a port of call for Hermione?
With stops at major ports including
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City,
Boston and Nova Scotia, Castine was not
a stop on the original itinerary when plans
began for Hermione’s voyage between
French and American organizations.
That was when Castine Historical Society
board member David Adam stepped in.
“I knew that the ship had actually come
to Castine,” he said in an interview after
Castine had been added to the Hermione
itinerary.
Adams had followed the progress of
Hermione’s construction since 2003, and
when ports of call were announced he
compiled a folder of material in support of
adding Castine, including a “great map of
the ship” moored in Penobscot Bay, when
on reconnaissance against the British occupation in 1780.
In September 2012, Adams attended a
New York City reception for Hermione and
placed the folder in the hands of Segolene
Royal, the president of the Poitou-Charente
Region.
Shortly after, Miles Young, CEO of
Ogilvy & Mather advertising firm, which
supports the American side of the 2015
voyage, informed the historical society that
it would play host to Hermione’s visit to
Castine.
And the rest is history.
July 2, 2015
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Declaration of Independence signed aŒer
Congress approved the text on July 4.
1778
April 19, 1775
Construction begins on Hermione on the
Charente River in Rochefort, France on
July 21, 1781
the order of King Louis XIV.
AŒer sailing north to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
Hermione and sister ship Astree engage British
troops near Louisbourg. With damage on both
sides, full victory eludes them.
Fighting breaks out between Massachuses
militia units and British regulars at Lexington
and Concord to begin the Revolutionary War.
September 1781
February & March, 1781
Hermione takes part with the French fleet in
the decisive bale at Yorktown, blockading
and turning back British ships.
Hermione acts as scout and handles
communications among the fleets in
the first bale of the Virginia Capes.
September 3, 1783
Jo
with
Treaty of Paris signed, bringing the
Revolutionary War to an official end.
February 2, 1782
1793
Hermione sets sail for home,
reaching her home port in
Charente in 23 days.
AŒer serving as far afield as India, Hermione ends
her life aŒer going aground near Brest, France.
July 14, 2015
Hermione arrives in Castine on Bastille Day, the French
National Day commemorating the storming of the
Bastille in 1789 and the start of the French Revolution.
August 2015
Hermione is scheduled to
return to France.
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June 5, 2015
Hermione arrives in Yorktown, Virginia, and continues
up the Eastern seaboard, with stops at 11 major ports,
including New York City over Independence Day.
Two Hermiones travel
St. Croix Island & Historic Park
Revolutionary War Compatriots,
et amis pour toujours!
“Le Nécessaire,” Officer’s Field Vanity, ca. 1785,
presented to General Henry Knox by
Marquis de Lafayette.
on exhibit with Henry Knox’s
Society of the Cincinnati Medal
in Knox Museum’s permanent collection
The General Henry Knox Museum
30 High Street • Thomaston, ME • 04861
www.knoxmuseum.org • 207-354-8062
St. Andrews, Land for Sale above St. Croix Island Historic Park.
This date, 26 June, in 1604 St. Croix Island became the first French settlement in North
America. En français: l’Île Ste-Croix marque le site du premier éstablissement
français en Amérique du Nord.
Congratulations to the
Castine Historical Society on
bringing this historic
re-enactment to Castine
– job well done!
BLUE HILL (207) 374-2871
DEER ISLE (207) 348-6144
An Anchor to Windward
Since 1919
St. Andrews, NB 50 acres (20 hectares) wooded hills with elevations 100 meters, overlooking Passamaquoddy Bay to the south, St. Croix River with St. Croix Island historic
park, and USA to the west. The St. Croix Island settlement was led by Pierre Du Gua de
Monts (aka Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons), along with Samuel de Champlain, and Mathieu
de Costa (a.k.a. d’Acosta), the first recorded black man to set foot in North America.
A quote from The Canadian Encyclopedia (Encyclopedie Canadienne): “Le 26 juin correspond à l’anniversaire d’un événement capital, quoique méconnu de l’histoire du Canada.
En ce jour de 1604, une centaine d’hommes naviguaient à bord de cinq vaisseaux français
sont entrés dans le Baie de Passamaquoddy, située à l’embouchure de la rivière SainteCroix, qui divise les territoires actuels du Nouveau-Brunswick et du Maine. Par la suite, ils
se sont éstablis sur un îlot qu’ils ont baptisé île Sainte-Croix. Ainsi a débuté la colonisation
permanente de l’Amérique du Nord par les Français.” (www.encyclopediecanadienne.ca)
Translation: “June 26 is the anniversary of a momentous, yet little-known event in Canadian history. On this day in 1604, about 100 men sailed five French ships into Passamaquoddy Bay—at the mouth of the St. Croix River that divides what is now New Brunswick and
Maine—and established, on a small island which they named Île Ste.-Croix, the beginnings
of permanent French settlement in North America.” (www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
Tel: 207-460-9612. For more photos and prices, see: www.st-andrews-ca.com.
July 2, 2015 HERMIONE — Voyage to Castine
March 10, 1780
Hermione sails for America carrying the Marquis
de Lafayee to bring news of King Louis’ support
to General George Washington.
April 27, 1780
the
on
July 11, 1780
Hermione arrives in the port of Boston,
Massachuses, helmed by Captain La Touche.
May, 1780
Hermione sails north to
Penobscot Bay for reconnaissance
at Magabagaduce.
Hermione connects with the arriving French naval fleet in
Newport, Rhode Island, begins coastal patrols and handles
communications, and munitions, arms and provisions transport.
June 7, 1780
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Hermione bales the HMS Iris off eastern Long Island,
with no conclusive victor. HMS Iris flees; Hermione, with
sail and mast damage, does not pursue.
1796
The hull of the Hermione, constructed in
drydock in Rochefort, France. John Adams elected President,
with Thomas Jefferson serving as
Vice President.
2012
1997
Construction begins on Hermione aŒer four
years of planning and laying out of the
construction site in Rochefort, France.
April 18, 2015
2013
With masting and rigging in place,
Hermione is nearly complete. Captain Yann
Cariou is appointed as commander.
Hermione sets sail from
River Charente for America.
With the planing
of the hull
complete,
Hermione is
launched into the
waters of the River
Charente —
where Lafayee
boarded in
1780—and floats
for the first time,
with an audience
of 65,000.
September 7, 2014
Seaworthiness trials begin with Hermione in the Atlantic
Ocean. AŒer engine failure and replacement in La Rochelle,
Hermione continues for two months at sea.
to North America: a timeline
Hermione Fun Facts
Height: 185 feet
Overall Length: 153 feet
Weight: 1,260 tons
Beam: 36 feet, 11 inches
Masts: Three main, each 184 feet
Pulleys: 1,000
Sail area: 35,682 feet, historical,
23,680 feet, usual
Guns: 26 on gun deck, 8 upper deck
Rope: 15 miles
Water displacement: 1,166 tons
Crew: 242
Materials: Oak: 40,965 feet
Conifer: 7,240 feet
Iron: 77,426 pounds
Lead: 7,743 pounds
Tar: 2,218 pounds
Oakum: 6,651 pounds
Hemp: 33,279 pounds
Books of the sea
Timeline: Hermione dates from Castine
Historical Society’s Summer 2015 Newsletter
and Hermione2015.com. Background photo
courtesy of Loic Balliard. Penobscot Bay Press
timeline graphic by George Eaton.
Welcome Hermione!
Castine Golf Club
is open to the public!
• Private lessons with PGA
Professional Noah Tapley
• Private lessons with USPTA
Professional Jitka Gavdunova
Sandwiches and drinks
available Saturday, 11-2
Call 207-326-8844
for more information
200 Battle Ave., Castine
penbaypress.me
Penobscot Books
A division of Penobscot Bay Press
25th Annual
Blue Hill
Pops Concert
July 3rd
32 Years of Lending Music
Worldwide
Summer Music Sale 10-3
Welcome Hermoine!
Join us at the Wilson Museum
Wednesdays & Sundays 2-5PM
for Belaying Pin Demos.
862 Castine Road, Castine, Maine 04421
207-951-5086
5 Music Library Lane• Blue Hill
374-5454
www.bagaducemusic.org
“Sassacus” (Pequot Chief c. 1637)
Height 30” Bronze Edition: 25
79 Main Street, Blue Hill
207-461-5307
www.judhartmanngallery.com
“Music makes all the difference…”
Photo courtesy of the Castine Historical Society
Plank by plank:
recreating the
historic 18th
century frigate
CASTINE—The original Hermione built
in 1779 took less than a year to build. By
contrast, construction of the Hermione
replica began in 1997 and the ship began its
seaworthiness trials in 2014.
Built in dry dock beside the Corderie
Royale at Rochefort, France, the 21st
century Hermione used a few modern
touches in its construction. Glue was used
to fasten sections of the mast rather than
metal hoops, for less water penetration, and
planks were bolted, not pegged, to avoid
movement during the construction process.
The cannons are non-functional and the
sails synthetic. The modern Hermione also
has state-of-the-art navigation and electronics, and generators for lighting and other
modern needs.
But when viewed sailing through the
Atlantic Ocean, the Hermione looks every
part the 18th century French navy frigate.
The Compass
Rose
BookstoRe
3 Main Street,
CASTINE, ME 04421
207-659-6301 / 326-8434
Open 10 am- 4:30 p.m. M & W thru Sat.
CARDS. . . POSTCARDS. . . COOKIES
. . . SOUPS. . .CASTINE ITEMS
. . .and . . . OF COURSE: BOOKS
[esp. re Maine and Seafaring]
Look for special sales July 11-18
Wilson Museum
Invites You
to watch the
Hermione
sail into and out of
Castine Harbor
July 14 & 16, 2015
Bring a chair or
blanket for
shoreside viewing.
Limited sunporch
SRO also available.
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HERMIONE — Voyage to Castine
July 2, 2015
welcome
H ermione
Stop by Camden National’s Castine Landing
at 19 Water Street to charge your phone and check your email
with our free wi-fi!
While you are there grab some free popcorn and water!
19 Water Street | Castine | 326-8006