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| Keywords: Brixham.hind.750pix.jpg A replica of Sir Francis Drake's ship - the Golden Hind - lying permanently in Brixham Harbour <br> The original ship with a crew of 80 sailors and 10 officers circumnavigated the globe between 1577 and 1580 <br> Five ships set out - Pelican Elizabeth Swan Marigold and Benedict During the voyage the Pelican was renamed the Golden Hind in honour of his friend Christopher Hatton whose crest featured a hind a deer <br> Sir Francis brought home looted gold silver jewels and cash worth 25 million pounds in today's 2003 money <br> Only two of the ships returned the Golden Hind and the Elizabeth Taken by Adrian Pingstone in July 2003 and released to the public domain Arpingstone Moved here from en Image Brixham hind 750pix jpg by Akigka with original information Golden Hind ship 1963 Ports and harbours in Devon | ||||
