Sir Francis Drake Research Paper

Sir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon, United Kingdom 1540 to 1544 (unestablished date) because there was no record of his birth. He was born to Edmund Drake Mary Mylaye Drake with 12 older brothers. He had cousins who were privateers robbing shipping lanes off the French coast. They left Tavistock during the Christian revolt during which he was charged with stealing a man's horse and his purse he was later pardoned for this. After growing older, he worked for a merchant who traded goods in coastal waters near England and France.
Sir Francis Drake was a captain of the ship called the Golden Hind originally named the Pelican but after re-christened by Drake he named it the Golden Hind instead. The Golden Hind was a large galleon it had square rigging, was four-three masted, and was a five-deck ship. The estimated hull dimensions was a length of 70 feet a breadth of 19 feet and the depth under the ocean was 9 feet (estimated). The Golden Hind armaments included (estimated) 18 cannons. The Golden Hind was the only vessel to return from Francis Drake’s expedition and five ships set out originally from England. There were great celebrations upon Francis Drake's return to England. The ship was decorated with banners on the day that Drake was knighted and Queen …show more content…
In that year, he went to the Panama Canal alone (first time being alone). He planned to attack the town of Nombre de Dios, where the Spanish would be dropping off their gold. With 2 ships and 73 men, he attacked Nombre de Dios and conquered the town. However, he was hurt during the attack, so he and his men stopped fighting even though they did not have much gold. They stayed in the Nombre de Dios, and after Drake healed, they raided several other Spanish settlements, picking up as much gold and silver along the way as they could. They returned to Plymouth in