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In reply to the discussion: Supplies of cognac have been loaded onto the vessel using strictly traditional methods... [View all]malthaussen
(17,195 posts)17. On a technical note, I wonder what they did about the cannon.
Somehow, I doubt they cast 12-pounders to fit into those gun-carriages, but if they simply added ballast to account for a couple hundred tons of guns, the ship's sailing qualities will be somewhat different. Still, I'd like to be along for the ride, although definitely not as a topman, since I am plagued with acrophobia.
26 million euros the thing cost. There must have been a LOT of wastage, since Michael Turk built The Grand Turk in 1997 for "only" two million pounds.
Considering the US frigates Constitution and United States cost about $300,000 each (and they were much larger than Hermione), there is a lot more than inflation included in that price tag.
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Surya Gayatri
Apr 2015
OP
Looking at the picture in the OP, it is too calm for those few yards of sail to be doing much.
-none
Apr 2015
#31
We need more of the spirit of "liberty, equality, fraternity" here in the USA. Love this pic best:
freshwest
Apr 2015
#19
They have GPS of course, so somewhere we should be able to follow her in real time.
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2015
#34