<P> 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 . There is one full - size replica in existence in London , on the south bank of the Thames . </P>
<P> 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 . There is one full - size replica in existence in London , on the south bank of the Thames . </P>
where is the replica of the golden hind
where is the replica of the golden hind
in London , on the south bank of the Thames
in London , on the south bank of the Thames