Golden Hinde (1973) Golden Hinde (1973) The Golden Hinde (launched 1973) is a full-size replica of the "Golden Hind" (launched 1577). She was built by traditional handcraft in Appledore, Torridge. She has travelled more than , a distance equal to more than five times around the globe. Like the original ship, she has circumnavigated the globe. She sailed from Plymouth on her maiden voyage in late 1974, arriving on 8May 1975 in San Francisco, to commemorate Sir Francis Drake's claiming of New Albion, believed to be somewhere in California. Having completed the filming of the TV series "Shogun" the vessel lay moored in
Francis Samuel Drake (historian) taste for historical work, and was an eager collector long before he wrote anything for publication. He edited Henry Schoolcraft's "History of the Indians", and contributed articles on Brighton, Watertown, and Roxbury to the Justin Winsor's "Memorial History of Boston" (1880–82). His "Dictionary of American Biography", with his latest corrections and all the materials that he had gathered for a new edition, was incorporated in "Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography". Francis Samuel Drake (historian) Francis Samuel Drake (February 22, 1828, Northwood, New Hampshire - February 22, 1885, Washington, D.C.) was a United States historian. His "Dictionary of American Biography" was