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Dr. John Hattendorf and P. Miles Young, "Recreating our Maritime History," Evening Lecture Series, April 28, 2015.

This lecture aims to improve the understanding of the importance of our nation’s maritime heritage by studying the recently completed construction of two fully-rigged sailing ships, the “Hermione” and the “Oliver Hazard Perry” and how the ships will be operated in the U.S. and Europe in an educational and training mode. The lecture will consist of four successive presentations:

Part 1: A historical retrospective by Dr. John Hattendorf, the Earnest J. King Professor of Maritime History, on the significant contributions made by France to America’s victory in the Revolutionary War. This relationship was the forerunner of the many global maritime partnerships that help maintain free and open seas in the 21st century. (10-minutes)

Part 2: A presentation by Mr. P. Miles Young, chairman of the “Friends of Hermione-Lafayette in America” on the 17-year long project which has recreated an authentic replica of “L’Hermione” the French frigate that transported Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780 to offer the assistance of French military forces during the American Revolutionary War. The ship will make an historic Atlantic crossing in April/May 2015 and will make a triumphant tour of a dozen American ports along the eastern seaboard during June and July. The presentation will discuss the construction of the ship using period materials and tools; the anticipated challenges of the Atlantic transit; and the educational legacy to be left in both America and France after the voyage. (30 minutes)

Part 3: A historical presentation by Dr. Hattendorf highlighting the contributions of Newport natives Matthew Calbraith Perry and Oliver Hazard Perry, to the operational and technological advancement of the U.S. Navy. Leadership lessons will be drawn from their storied careers in winning the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812, and in conducting several missions to Japan to open the country to western and European nations after centuries of self-imposed isolation. (10 minutes)

Part 4: A presentation by Bart Dunbar, Chairman of Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI) the non-profit organization responsible for building the largest fully-rigged sailing ship to be built in America in over a century. The ship, named in honor of the older Perry brother, is a modern interpretation of a classic square-rigged vessel that will serve as the official sail training ship of the State of Rhode Island. Mr. Dunbar will discuss the construction history of the steel-hulled ship, and will show how the OHP will begin its education-at-sea programs in the spring of 2015. (30-minutes)

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