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A family sits waiting for the replica of the French navy frigate L'Hermione, which played a key role in the American Revolution, and which will set sail on its maiden voyage to the United States on April 18, 2015 in Fouras, southwestern France. The replica of the French navy frigate Hermione which brought General Lafayette to America to rally rebels fighting Britain in the US war of independence, will set sail for the United States again, 235 years after the original crossing. L'Hermione will leave its mooring on the island of Aix in the west of France, navigate up the Charente river to the naval town of Rochefort to pay homage to its birthplace, and finally head back to Aix before heading West. AFP PHOTO / JEAN PIERRE MULLER (Photo by Jean-Pierre MULLER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP via Getty Images)