Golden Hind
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Golden Hind was a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580. She was originally known as Pelican, but Drake renamed her mid-voyage in 1578, in honou
Golden Hinde, a sea-worthy reconstruction of the original vessel
The first replica in Brixham, 1968
The second replica in Brixham, 2003
Golden Hinde replica moored at Tower Pier in 1974, before her transatlantic voyage.
Golden Hinde (1973)
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Golden Hinde was launched in 1973 and is a full-size replica of the Golden Hind. She was built using traditional handicrafts at Appledore, in Devon. She has travelled more than 140,000 mi, a distance
Golden Hind
…patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose crest was a golden hind (a female red deer). Hatton was one of the principal sponsors of Drake's world voyage. A full-sized, seaworthy reconstruction is in London, on the south bank of the Thames. Queen Elizabeth I partly sponsored Sir Francis Drake as the leader of an expedition intended to pass…
Front view, cramped in between tall buildings in a dry dock on the River Thames
The figurehead
Great cabin with a reproduction of the Armada Portrait