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Little is known about the Golden Hinde even though she is one of the most famous sailing vessels in maritime history. No one can say for sure if she was built in England or if she was a prize of war. Originally christened the Pelican, she was the flagship of the small fleet in which Francis Drake and 164 men, gentlemen, and sailors embarked from Plymouth, England in 1577 on the three-year adventure that would become the second successful circumnavigation of the world—and one of the most profitable pirate voyages of all time.

The history of the Golden Hind Ship voyage during the first year, taken from the Golden Hind ship's log:

1577 Nov 15: The Golden Hind Ship left Plymouth but returned owing to contrary winds
1577 Dec 13: The Golden Hind left Plymouth again with 5 ships (Pelican, Elizabeth, Swan, Marigold, and Benedict)
1578 Jun 20: Off east coast of S. America at Port Julian. Thomas Doughty tried and executed for mutiny. The Swan and The Christopher broken up, no longer needed. Stores and crew transferred to remaining ships. Pelican renamed Golden Hind
1578 Aug 20: The Golden Hind Entered Straits of Magellan
1578 Sep 6: Reach Pacific
1578 Sep 30: Marigold lost. Golden Hind and Elizabeth blown 300 miles south to Cape Horn
1578 Oct 7: Violent squall separates Golden Hind and Elizabeth. Elizabeth waits for Drake but returns home
1578 Dec 5: Raid on Valparaiso. Capture Spanish ship carrying gold and wines. The Golden Hind Refitted here

The History of the Golden Hind Ship - 1579 Voyage

1579 Mar 1: Took the Cacafuego. 80lb gold, 13 chests of pieces of eight, 26 tons of silver, jewels and peals. Also captured 2 pacific pilots
1579 Apr 15: The Golden Hind Reached Central America
1579 Jun 1: Latitude 48N (now Vancouver). North West route considered too great a hazard. Return to New Albion
1579 Jul 23: The Golden Hind left New Albion
1579 Oct 16: The Golden Hind reached the Philippines
1579 Nov 3: The Golden Hind reached Spice Islands (Moluccas). Trade relations established with Sultan of Ternate, six tons of cloves taken aboard

The History of the Golden Hind Ship - 1580 Voyage and the end of the Golden Hind

1580 Jan 9: Ship struck reef; 8 cannon and 3 tons of cloves jettisoned. Wind changed and ship slid off reef
Mar 26 1580: The Golden Hind reached Java and left for Cape of Good Hope
July 22 1580: Reached Sierra Leone without stopping since leaving Java
September 26 1580:The Golden Hind was the only vessel to return from Francis Drake’s expedition with 58 men - five vessels had originally set out from England with 164 men
1581 April: Francis Drake was knighted "Sir Francis Drake" on board the Golden Hind by Queen Elizabeth in 1581. The ship was decorated with banners on the day that Drake was knighted and Queen Elizabeth I dined on board the Golden Hind
The ship was taken to a dry dock Deptford for public exhibition to honour of Sir Francis Drake
The Golden Hind stayed in dry dock for nearly 100 years but it was badly neglected and the timbers rotted
So ended the story of the Golden Hind