Hermione has set sail and is now docked in Alexandria, one of its first stops on the frigate's East Coast tour
The three masts of the 213 feet long frigate Hermione sails at La Rochelle, southwest France, as part of preparation of a trip to America, April 15, 2015. The replica of the frigate Hermione, which, in 1780, allowed La Fayette to cross the Atlantic to America and join the American rebels in their struggle for independence crossed the Atlantic and is in Virginia today.
(AP Photo/Francois Mori)
The Hermione will be anchored and open for tours for the rest of the week in Alexandria.
(Courtesy WTOP/Kristi King)
Courtesy WTOP/Kristi King
The Hermione slipped into Old Town, Alexandria early Wednesday morning for three days of revolutionary revelry. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
The Hermione is seen docked in the Potomac River during the Moet Hennessy Celebration of the Hermione Voyage 2015 at George Washington’s Mount Vernon on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Mount Vernon, Va.
(Photo by Donald Traill/Invision for Moet Hennessy/AP Images)
Photo by Donald Traill/Invision for Moet Hennessy/AP Images
The replica ship called the Hermione and its crew made the trans-Atlantic trip from Rochefort, France; the same place where Lafayette left on his journey to America back in 1780.
(Courtesy of York County, Virginia)
Courtesy of York County, Virginia
The crew of the Hermione, now anchored in Old Town, Va. through Wednesday.
(York County)
York County
A barrel of rare Hennessy 250 Collector Blend Cognac is lifted from the Hermione at Riverwalk Landing Marina, Friday, June 5, 2015 in Yorktown, Virginia. The replica of the Hermione frigate, which, in 1780, brought Lafayette and vital French aid to the American Revolution, traveled 3,819 miles across the Atlantic from Rochefort, France with two barrels of Hennessy Cognac to be donated to charity.
(Photo by Pat Jarrett/Invision for Hennessy/AP Images)
Photo by Pat Jarrett/Invision for Hennessy/AP Images
The three masts of the 213 feet long frigate Hermione leaves the port of La Rochelle southwest France, as part of preparation of a trip to America, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The replica of the frigate Hermione, which, in 1780, allowed La Fayette to cross the Atlantic to America and join the American rebels in their struggle for independence aims to cross the Atlantic and will sets off on Saturday.
(AP Photo/Francois Mori)
AP Photo/Francois Mori
The 213 feet long frigate Hermione sails at La Rochelle, southwest France, as part of preparation of a trip to America, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The replica of the frigate Hermione, which, in 1780, allowed La Fayette to cross the Atlantic to America and join the American rebels in their struggle for independence aims to cross the Atlantic and will sets off on Saturday.
(AP Photo/Francois Mori)
AP Photo/Francois Mori
The three masts of the 213 feet long frigate Hermione sails at La Rochelle, southwest France, as part of preparation of a trip to America, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The replica of the frigate Hermione, which, in 1780, allowed La Fayette to cross the Atlantic to America and join the American rebels in their struggle for independence aims to cross the Atlantic and will sets off on Saturday.
(AP Photo/Francois Mori)
AP Photo/Francois Mori
In this Tuesday, June 2, 2015 image provided by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher, right, welcomes the French tall ship replica Hermione in the vicinity of the Battle of Virginia Capes off the East Coast of the United States. The original Hermione brought French Gen. Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780 to inform Continental Army Gen. George Washington that a French army was headed for America to assist in the war effort. The symbolic return of the Hermione will pay homage to Lafayette and the Franco-American alliance that brought victory at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. The Hermione will visit Yorktown, Va., on June 5, and then continue up the Eastern Seaboard, visiting cities of Franco-American historical significance.
(Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Sandberg/U.S. Navy via AP)
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Sandberg/U.S. Navy via AP
WASHINGTON — The Hermione, a replica of the 18th Century French war frigate that helped to turn the tide of the American Revolution when it delivered the news to Continental Army commander George Washington that aid was on the way from France, is docked in Alexandria from June 10-13, after which the Hermione is headed to Annapolis and Baltimore, Md.
