Golden Hind galleon located next to London Bridge & Southwark Cathedral - 1
Golden Hind was an English galleon best known for her privateering circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake. She was originally known as Pelican, but was renamed by Drake mid-voyage in 1578, in honour of his 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.
Displacement: 300 tons
Length: 102 ft (31 m) on deck
Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught: 9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion: Sail; Wind
Speed: 8 knots (15 km/h) (9 mph)
Complement: 80–85
Armament: 22 guns
The present Golden Hind is a full-sized, sailable reconstruction containing original pieces of the galleon that exists in London, on the south bank of the Thames. [Close to the notorious Clink prison and the Anchor Bankside pub].
