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Galleon, A large ship, with three or fourdecks, much used in 15th-17th cents., esp. by the Spaniards in their commerce with their American possessions.

 

 

Sir Francis Drakes Ship "Golden Hind"
1571

Drake, Francis (c. 1540-1596)English buccaneer and explorer.
Having enriched himself as a pirate against Spanish interests in theCaribbean 1567-72, he was sponsored by Elizabeth I for an expedition to the Pacific, sailing round the world 1577-80 in the
Golden Hind, robbing Spanish ships as he went. This was the second circumnavigation of the globe (the first was by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan). Drake also helped to defeat the Spanish Armada