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What did Sir Francis Drake rename his ship and why did he do so?
Golden Hind is described as a “mid-16th-century warship during the transition from the carrack to the galleon,” and weighed about 120 tons. He first named his flagship Pelican, but renamed her Golden Hind on 20 August 1578 to honour his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose family crest was a golden hind.
How many ships did Sir Francis Drake plunder?
Francis Drake’s circumnavigation | |
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Strength | |
Various ports & shipping | 5 ships 164 men and boys |
Casualties and losses | |
13 ships captured & plundered 12 merchants ships run aground 5 settlements plundered | 1 ship lost 2 ships scuttled 103 dead |
How old was Sir John Drake when he made his first voyage?
At twenty he made a voyage to the coast of Guinea. In 1563, Drake, aged 23, made his first voyage to the Americas, sailing with his second cousin, Sir John Hawkins, on one of a fleet of ships owned by his relatives, the Hawkins family of Plymouth.
Where did James Drake and his crew land?
On 17 June, Drake and his crew found a protected cove when they landed on the Pacific coast of what is now Northern California. While ashore, he claimed the area for Queen Elizabeth I as Nova Albion or New Albion.
What kind of ships did the Roanoke voyages use?
The majority of ships used in the Roanoke ventures were privately owned, well-armed merchant ships ranging in size from 20 to 400 tuns. Other than names and tunnage, very few details about the vessels survive.
How did Christopher Drake take revenge on the Spanish?
Drake’s reaction was a lifelong hatred of the Spanish. In the next few years, he took his revenge by plundering Spanish settlements, shipping, and gold-laden mule trains in Panama, sometimes teaming up with local pirates. He was a wealthy man when he returned to Plymouth in 1573.