Around five o'clock this morning, the City of Annapolis' skyline changed drastically.
Hermione, an exact replica of General Lafayette’s 18th-century ship, arrived at City Dock at high tide. She is the largest and most authentically built tall ship in the last 150 years. She's HUGE at 216 feet long. She weighs 1260 tons. Hermione can be spotted from as far away at the Naval Academy Bridge.
Although Hermione is not the largest ship to come to City Dock, she may have the deepest draft at 15 feet.
Events planned for the week include:
Tuesday, June 16
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hermione exhibit open at the Naval Academy Museum
10 a.m. Welcoming Ceremony
11 a.m. Parade lead by the Army "Old Guard" Fife and Drum Corp
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hermione is open for public tours
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Colonial crafts demonstrations, period re-enactments and concerts at City Dock
12 p.m. Wreath Laying Ceremony at St. John's College
Wednesday, June 17
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Public tours of the ship at City Dock
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hermione exhibition open at the Naval Academy Museum
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Colonial crafts demonstrations, period re-enactments and concerts at City Dock
If you are nearby Annapolis, make sure to get over to City Dock and see Hermione before she heads on to her next destination, Baltimore, on Wednesday evening.
