Golden Hind

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The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf galleon
historic ship
sailing ship
achievement first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman
armament cannon
captainDuringCircumnavigation Sir Francis Drake
capturedFrom Spanish Empire
capturedShip Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
category Exploration ships
Ships associated with Francis Drake
Ships of the Age of Sail
circumnavigationDeparturePort Plymouth
circumnavigationReturnPort Plymouth
commander Sir Francis Drake
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
crewComplement about 80
endOfCircumnavigation 1580
era Elizabethan era
flag English flag
hasReplica Golden Hind replica in Brixham
Golden Hind replica in London
honor Drake was knighted aboard the ship
knightingBy Queen Elizabeth I
knightingLocation Deptford
legacy inspired later English privateering voyages
symbol of English naval power
material wood
namedAfter female red deer
notableEngagement capture of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (Cacafuego)
operator Sir Francis Drake
originalName Pelican
patron Queen Elizabeth I
propulsion sails
renamedBy Sir Francis Drake
renamedInHonorOf Christopher Hatton
serviceEntry 1570s
sponsor Christopher Hatton
startOfCircumnavigation 1577
type armed merchantman
usedFor circumnavigation of the globe
exploration
privateering
visitedBodyOfWater Strait of Magellan
visitedOcean Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
visitedRegion Cape of Good Hope
East Indies
Pacific Northwest coast of North America
South America

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Vancouver Island ("Golden Hinde")
hasHighestPoint
Brixham ("Golden Hind replica")
hasLandmark
Golden Hind ("Golden Hind replica in London")
hasReplica
Golden Hind ("Drake was knighted aboard the ship")
honor
Pelican
laterName
Pelican
renamedAs
Francis Drake
shipCommanded

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