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Article: Golden Hind
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- Dictionary of American History
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GOLDEN HIND,
GOLDEN HIND,
originally named the
Pelican,
the first English vessel to circumnavigate the globe, sailed from Plymouth, England, on 13 December 1577. It was rechristened the
Golden Hind
by its commander, Sir Francis Drake, in Magellan Strait. Sailing up the South American coast, it plundered Spanish treasure ships and ...
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