Replica of General Lafayette's Hermione feted in Yorktown A replica of a French frigate that in 1780 transported 19-year-old General Lafayette to America to support US troops battling for independence arrived to great fanfare in the Virginia town where British forces eventually surrendered. The Hermione will be feted as it travels along the US East Coast over the next month, making 11 stops, including in Philadelphia and Boston. A natural sound AFPTV report.//REFILING WITH CORRECTED HEADLINE