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3 unusual facts about Golden Hind


Cape Arago State Park

In 1579 Sir Francis Drake is purported to have sought shelter for his ship, the Golden Hinde, around Cape Arago.

Drimys winteri

When Sir Francis Drake sailed round the world in 1577-80, of the four ships accompanying the Golden Hind at the outset, the only ship that successfully rounded Cape Horn with him was the Elizabeth, captained by John Winter; the two ships separated in a storm and Winter turned back.

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

The girls sail the reconstruction of the Golden Hind down the Thames, while shooting cannons at Pomfrey's boat.


River Ravensbourne

Queen Elizabeth I knighted Francis Drake on board the Golden Hind in Deptford Creek on Drake's return from his circumnavigation of the globe in 1580.


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