The Golden Hind was an English galleon, possibly built in France, of about 150 tons displacement built around 1576 as the Pelican before being renamed by her captain, Francis Drake in 1578. The Golden Hind was the flag ship of a five strong squadron sent to navigate the Magellan Strait, explore the western coast of South America and plunder Spanish... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RG.HTM