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The "GOLDEN HIND"  Flagship of SIR FRANCES DRAKE Explorer  1/72 SCALE
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AIRFIX 9258  The "GOLDEN HIND"  Flagship of SIR FRANCES DRAKE Explorer  1/72 SCALE

DESCRIPTION:

Queen Elizabeth I partly sponsored Sir Francis Drake as the leader of an expedition intended to pass around South America through the Strait of Magellan and to explore the coast that lay beyond. The queen's support was advantageous; Drake had official approval to benefit himself and the queen and cause the maximum damage to the Spaniards. This eventually culminated in the Anglo–Spanish War. Before setting sail, Drake met the queen face-to-face for the first time and she said to him, "We would gladly be revenged on the King of Spain for divers injuries that we have received."

The explicit object was to "find out places meet to have traffic." Drake, however, acted as a privateer, with unofficial support from Elizabeth. The design of the Golden Hind was based on the Spanish built nao Victoria, the first ship to circumnavigate the world, and is described as a "mid-16th-century warship during the transition from the carrack to the galleon," and measured about 120 tons. He first named his flagship Pelican, but renamed her Golden Hind on 20 August 1578 to honour his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose family crest was a golden hind. He set sail in December 1577 with five small ships with a complement of 164 and reached the Brazilian coast in early 1578.

FEATURES:

* Brand: Airfix

* Title: Golden Hind Vintage Classics

* Number: A09258V

* Scale: 1/72

* Type: Full kit

* Released: 2018 New box

* Topic: Galleon Golden Hind » Sailing ships (Ships)