L’Hermione: the La Rochelle judicial court grants a six-month reprieve

Six months to find direction and funding. Placed in receivership, the association that owns L'Hermione, a replica of the Marquis de La Fayette's frigate, learned that the La Rochelle judicial court was offering it a respite. In a deliberation dating from Thursday October 1, reports Sud Ouest, the courts granted a six-month extension.

At the end of this period, on April 14, 2027, the court should be required to decide between continuing the recovery or liquidating the association. Hermione has been tossed between difficulties in recent years. Attacked by devastating fungi, the frigate underwent restorations to its hull costing 5 million euros. But, due to a lack of additional funding, the project could not be completed.

22,000 miles traveled

The Hermione - La Fayette association is seeking the same sum to finalize the work and hope to refloat the frigate, currently in dry dock in Anglet, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, where tourists can visit it. In its deliberations, the La Rochelle court specifies that a potential buyer withdrew (the Rochefort International Sea Center) and that two takeover files were rejected.