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The La Grande Hermine was a French galleon-type sailing ship of 120 tons displacement built around 1534 and used as the flagship of the explorer Jacques Cartier on his expeditions to Canada in 1535 and 1536 in which he discovered and named St Lawrence's bay. Ship given to Cartier by the King after the second voyage. After third voyage she was used in the merchant service.The La Grande Hermine had three masts, the fore and main square-rigged the mizzen lateen-rigged, carried a crew of 112 and was armed with 12 guns.
Various web sites.
Canada SG195, 1118, 1489. Antigua SG2301ms. Barbuda SG1893ms. Korea SG2700N, Laos SG675, St Pierre & M SG489. France SG521-2, Marshall Is SG?

Grande Hermine

Canada, 1908, S.G.?, Scott; 103.

Central African republic 2003 605F sg?, scott?
British Virgin Islands 1991 $1 sg 796, scott 724

Grande Hermine (Cartier)

Laos 1983, S.G.?, Scott: 488.

Cartier landed in St Pierre on 15 June 1536, and the coat of arms of St Pierre et Miquelon shows the ship GRANDE HERMINE.

St Pierre et Miquelon 1974 2.00F. sg?, scott?
Antigua & Barbuda 1996 $6.00 sgMS ?, scott?

PMR 2019;[P].