GOLDEN HIND-1577 Ship Models GOLDEN HIND

GOLDEN HIND -1577

The "GOLDEN HIND" took its name from the golden figure appearing on the coat-of-arms of Lord C.C Hatton's family, who financed Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe. On the 13th of December 1577, Sir Francis Drake, on board the galleon "GOLDEN HIND", together with another four ships, set out on the most famous voyage in English naval history. After crossing with difficulty the Magellan Straits, and owing to the dreadful storms in which two of the ships were wrecked, he moored into the port of Valparaiso. Afterwards he followed the coasts of Chile and Peru plundering Spanish ships and ports and catching enormous booty. He then went up as far as California, probably trying to discover the long searched for North-West passage. He continued his voyage in the direction of the Molucas and Java, doubled the Cape of Good Hope and returned to England after three years, completing his voyage around the world.

GOLDEN HIND -1577

Le "GOLDEN HIND" prit le nom de la biche doree representee sur les armoiries de la famille de Lord C.C Hatton, qui financa la circumnavigation du globe de Sir Francis Drake, lequel, le 13 decembre 1577, a bord du gallion "GOLDEN HIND", appareilla, avec quatre autres bateaux pour le plus fameux voyage de l'histoire navale anglaise. Apres avoir traverse avec peine le Detroit de Magellan a cause de terribles tempetes pendant lesquelles deux bateaux firent naufrage, il accosta a Valparaiso. Il cotoya ensuite les cotes du Chili et du Perou, en pillant ports et navires espagnols et capturant un enorme butin. Il remonta jusqu'a la Californie, probablement pour essayer de decouvrir le passage du nord-oest si longuement cherche. Il poursuivit son voyage en direction des Moluques et de Java, doubla le Cap de Bonne-Esperance pour rentrer après trois ans en Angleterre completant ainsi son voyage autour du monde.