query: which 16th-century explorer sailed around the world in a ship called the golden hinde

pos: Golden Hind Golden Hind Golden Hind was an English galleon best known for her privateering circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake. She was originally known as "Pelican", but was renamed by Drake mid-voyage in 1578, in honour of his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose crest was a golden 'hind' (a female red deer). Hatton was one of the principal sponsors of Drake's world voyage. One full-sized, still sailable reconstruction containing original pieces of the galleon exists in London, on the south bank of the Thames. Queen Elizabeth I partly sponsored Sir Francis Drake as the

pos: Golden Hinde (1973) Golden Hinde (1973) The Golden Hinde (launched 1973) is a full-size replica of the "Golden Hind" (launched 1577). She was built by traditional handcraft in Appledore, Torridge. She has travelled more than , a distance equal to more than five times around the globe. Like the original ship, she has circumnavigated the globe. She sailed from Plymouth on her maiden voyage in late 1974, arriving on 8May 1975 in San Francisco, to commemorate Sir Francis Drake's claiming of New Albion, believed to be somewhere in California. Having completed the filming of the TV series "Shogun" the vessel lay moored in

pos: Coos Bay, Oregon of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw and Coquille tribes lived, fished, hunted and gathered along Coos Bay and its estuaries, along rivers, and in meadows and forests. Approximately 400 years ago, British and Spanish explorers first approached the South Coast. In 1579 Sir Francis Drake was purported to have sought shelter for his ship, the "Golden Hinde", around Cape Arago. Trader and explorer Jedediah Smith was in the region seeking furs, and the Hudson's Bay Company sent Alexander Roderick McLeod to search for an inland passage. The earliest settlement of European Americans in the area was in January 1852 when

pos: North Bend, Oregon gathered along Coos Bay and its estuaries, along rivers, and in meadows and forests. Approximately 400 years ago, British and Spanish explorers first approached the South Coast. In 1579, Sir Francis Drake is purported to have sought shelter for his ship, the "Golden Hinde", around Cape Arago. Trader and explorer Jedediah Smith was in the region seeking furs and the Hudson's Bay Company sent Alexander Roderick McLeod to search for an inland passage. The 1852 stranding of the schooner "Captain Lincoln" on the North Spit and the survivors' encampment and rescue brought attention to gold prospectors who came to mine

pos: Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant either side of the river. These included "Amazon", an 1885 pleasure yacht that was present at the 1897 naval review marking Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee; the sail training brig, TS "Royalist"; "Belem", a three-masted sail training ship; the "Golden Hinde" replica of Sir Francis Drake's historic ship; the "Matthew of Bristol", a replica of a Tudor merchant ship; the "Provident", a Brixham trawler, "Gypsy Moth IV" in which Sir Francis Chichester solo-circumnavigated the world, Sail Training Vessel Challenge Wales | Wales' Tall Ship which works with young people to improve their employment prospects, Sheemaun (Motor Yacht) a 1930s Gentleman's Motor

pos: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Sir Francis Drake Boulevard is an east–west arterial road in Marin County, California, running from just west of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (where it intersects with Interstate 580) to the trailhead for Point Reyes Lighthouse at the end of the Point Reyes Peninsula. It is a main thoroughfare through the communities of Larkspur, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Ross, San Anselmo, Fairfax, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Forest Knolls, Lagunitas, Olema, Point Reyes Station, and Inverness. It is named for the English explorer Francis Drake, whose ship "The Golden Hinde" landed somewhere along the Pacific coast of North America in 1579,

pos: Nuestra Señora de la Concepción Nuestra Señora de la Concepción Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (Spanish: "Our Lady of the (Immaculate) Conception") was a 120-ton Spanish galleon that sailed the Peru–Panama trading route during the 16th century. This ship has earned a place in maritime history not only by virtue of being Sir Francis Drake's most famous prize, but also because of her colourful nickname, Cacafuego ("fireshitter"). At the helm of his ship "Golden Hind", Sir Francis Drake had slipped into the Pacific Ocean via the strait of Magellan in 1578 without the knowledge of the Spanish authorities in South America. Privateers and pirates were

pos: Golden Hinde (mountain) The mountain took its name from Sir Francis Drake's ship, the "Golden Hind", by an early fur-trading captain, who was reminded of Drake's ship as sunset hit the mountain (which is visible from the west coast of the Island) and in honour of Drake's reputed presence off the coast of the future British Columbia during the explorer's circumnavigation of the globe from 1577–80 (see New Albion). The present name was not officially conferred until 1938, but this was done after a reference to the peak in a fur-trader's log. The alternative name "The Rooster's Comb" was used by early alpinists

pos: Pactolus Bank Pactolus Bank Pactolus Bank or Burnham Bank was discovered at and a depth of by Captain W.D. Burnham on the American ship "Pactolus" on November 6, 1885. Felix Riesenberg, who served under Burnham, postulated that Pactolus Bank was the sunken location of Elizabeth Island, discovered by Sir Francis Drake's ship the "Golden Hinde" in 1578. Leaving the Magellan Strait, Drake's ship was driven far to the west and south, before clawing its way back towards land. On 22 October the ship anchored off an island which Drake, according to Riesenberg, named "Elizabeth Island," where wood and water was collected and

pos: Vancouver Island Ranges was likely Sir Francis Drake. A sighting of land on June 5, 1579 was recorded by his crew aboard the vessel "Golden Hind" at a latitude of 48 degrees north but not finding safe harbour, they moved on southward. The highest peak of the Vancouver Island Ranges, the Golden Hinde is named for his vessel. The first European explorer likely to have observed any of the mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges would have been Captain Juan José Pérez aboard the Spanish frigate Santiago. Although he anchored off Estevan Point, on August 8, 1774 he did not land. Captain James

pos: Middle Temple Georgian townhouse built in 1764. Construction of Middle Temple Hall began in 1562 and was completed in 1572, although it was officially opened in 1576, by Queen Elizabeth I. Its hammerbeam roof has been said to be the best in London. One of the tables at the end of the hall is made from the timbers of the "Golden Hinde", the ship used by Sir Francis Drake to circumnavigate the world. Above the table is a massive painting of King Charles I by Anthony van Dyck, and also portraits of Charles II, James II, William III, Elizabeth I, Queen Anne

neg: Golden Hind in 1987 to Dartmouth for restoration in heavy seas and could not be saved. A second, full-sized replica was completed in 1988 and stands in the harbour being visited by thousands of visitors annually. The current vessel is based on a steel barge and could never sail. A full-size reconstruction of the ship "Golden Hinde" was built by traditional methods in Appledore, North Devon and launched in 1973. "Golden Hinde" was the result of three years research and construction. Since then, she has travelled more than 140,000 miles (225,000 km). She sailed from Plymouth on her maiden voyage in late

neg: Frank Asaro of the northern statue, which had been knocked over in an earthquake about 27 B.C. and reconstructed by Roman emperor Septimius Severus about 197 A.D. The Plate of Brass, also known as Drake's Plate, is an artifact that English explorer Francis Drake purportedly left on the coast of what is now Marin County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, after his ship the Golden Hinde landed there in 1579. However, in 1977, Asaro and his colleague Helen Michel used neutron activation analysis to determine that the zinc content in the composition of the plate was too high and

neg: History of Santa Catalina Island (California) 2,000 middens on Catalina Island, only half of which have been discovered. Evidence from these middens indicate that around 2000 BCE as many as 2,500 lived on Catalina Island. The first European to set foot on the island was the Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, who sailed in the name of the Spanish crown. On October 7, 1542, he claimed the island for Spain and christened it "San Salvador" after his ship (Catalina has also been identified as one of the many possible burial sites for Cabrillo). Over half a century later, another Spanish explorer, Sebastián Vizcaíno, rediscovered the island

neg: Raymond Aker Archaeological District National Historic Landmark. As part of his study of Drake's circumnavigation, Aker became convinced that Drake was the true discoverer of Cape Horn, rather than Dutch explorer Willem Schouten, who was thought to have discovered it in 1616. Most historians at the time believed that Drake landed on Henderson Island northwest of Cape Horn. In 1997 the American National Maritime Historical Society accepted Aker's argument that it Drake who first discovered Cape Horn. The argument was also accepted by the National Geographic Society. Aker also became convinced that the partial remains of Drake's ship the "Golden Hinde", are

neg: Golden Hinde (1973) Taura Harbour, Yokohama for over six months. Starting in late 1979 she was sailed back to England via Hong Kong, Singapore, then across the Indian Ocean and through the Red Sea and Mediterranean in time to join the celebrations commemorating the 400th anniversary of Drake's triumphant return to England. Between 1981 and 1984, she was berthed in England and was established as an educational museum, but in 1984–1985 she sailed around the British Isles and then crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean. In 1986, she passed through the Panama Canal to sail on to British Columbia for the World's Fair

neg: Warrnambool crew who surveyed the coastline nearby and were marooned near the site of the present town as early as the 16th century, based on the unverified reports of local whalers' discovery of the wreck of a mahogany ship. The ship's provenance has been variously attributed to France, China, Spain and Portugal. There is no physical evidence to suggest that it ever existed. The first documented European discovery of Warrnambool occurred under Lieutenant James Grant, a Scottish explorer who sailed the along the coast in December 1800 and named several features. This exploration was followed by that of the English navigator

neg: Alonso de Arellano Alonso de Arellano Alonso de Arellano was a 16th-century Spanish explorer who commanded one ship that was part of the fleet that re-discovered the Philippines after the Magellan and López de Villalobos expeditions. Arellano was captain of the "San Lucas", piloted by Lope Martín, one of four ships in a fleet commanded by Miguel López de Legazpi. The fleet sailed from Mexico on 21 November 1564, but the "San Lucas" became separated from the rest on 1 December. Arellano continued onto the Philippines. He discovered a number of islands in January 1565, including Lib, Truk, Pulap, and Ngulu, before sailing

neg: Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (2000s) icy hues. On one side of the coin is the customary portrait of Queen Elizabeth; on the other, 16th-century British explorer Martin Frobisher and a compass rose from his era, along with images of the ship he sailed in search of the fabled Northwest Passage and an Inuit man paddling his kayak in ice-choked waters. A mint spokesman said the kayaker is simply meant to represent the indigenous people of the North and their role in Arctic exploration. However, the combination of elements recalls an infamous episode from Frobisher's 1576 voyage to Baffin Island and the tragic fate of an

neg: Seaplane Harbour the museum is the 1936 submarine "Lembit", which was ordered by Estonia from the United Kingdom, and has nowadays been renovated to its original 1930s appearance. The museum also has a yellow submarine, which can be used to familiarise oneself with piloting a submarine, and a full-scale replica of a World War I era Short Type 184 seaplane. None of the original seaplanes remain to this day. The wreck of the wooden ship "Maasilinn" dates to the 16th century and had sailed between Saaremaa and mainland Estonia. The icebreaker "Suur Tõll" originally sailed for Finland under the name "Wäinämöinen". It

neg: SkySea Golden Era "Century" was the setting for "The Nanny" season three episode "Ship of Fran's". SkySea Golden Era SkySea Golden Era, formerly Celebrity Century, was the lead ship of the "Century"-class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with "Millennium"-class ship "Celebrity Constellation", and the newest "Solstice"-class, "Celebrity Reflection". Other ships belonging to the "Century"-class include "Marella Explorer" (formerly "Celebrity Galaxy") and "Mein Schiff 2" (formerly "Celebrity Mercury"). In March 2018, it was announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises and Ctrip were to close the SkySea Cruise Line brand and that the line's sole ship "SkySea

neg: Thomas Hinde and sailed for America with the forces commanded by General Amherst. After landing in New York on June 10, 1757, he spent time at Halifax and Louisbourg. Hinde spent the winter of 1758 in Halifax and assisted Amherst with the reduction of Louisburg. He was attached to the ship which bore the commander in chief, General James Wolfe, on his way to Quebec. Wolfe died in Hinde's arms during the 1759 Battle of Quebec of the Seven Years' War. According to one source, Hinde's relationship with General Wolfe and his experiences in Quebec were some of the most "cherished" experiences

neg: Thomas S. Hinde making them of slight value..." Hinde dedicated a substantial amount of time to investigating the Madoc Tradition in North America. Madoc or "Madog ab Owain Gwynedd" was, according to folklore, a Welsh prince who sailed to America in 1170, more than 300 years before Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492. Hinde interviewed hundreds of individuals on the topic. In 1824, Hinde wrote a letter to John S. Williams, editor of "The American Pioneer" regarding the Madoc Tradition. He claimed to have testimony from numerous sources that said Welsh people under Owen Ap Zuinch had come to America in the twelfth century,

neg: SkySea Golden Era SkySea Golden Era SkySea Golden Era, formerly Celebrity Century, was the lead ship of the "Century"-class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with "Millennium"-class ship "Celebrity Constellation", and the newest "Solstice"-class, "Celebrity Reflection". Other ships belonging to the "Century"-class include "Marella Explorer" (formerly "Celebrity Galaxy") and "Mein Schiff 2" (formerly "Celebrity Mercury"). In March 2018, it was announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises and Ctrip were to close the SkySea Cruise Line brand and that the line's sole ship "SkySea Golden Era" would join the Marella fleet in place of "Mein Schiff 2"

neg: Marella Explorer was given a longer hull compared to the "Century", and the galley and pantry areas were completely redesigned. The keel of the "Galaxy" was laid on 25 May 1995, she was launched from drydock in May 1996 and delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 10 October 1996. Following a promotional visit to Southampton, the ship sailed across the Atlantic Ocean without passengers. Further promotional visits in Boston, Philadelphia and Port Canaveral followed, after which the ship sailed to Port Everglades to begin her commercial career with Celebrity Cruises. "Galaxy" entered service with Celebrity Cruises on 21 December 1996 on a week-long

neg: Ancient history in earnest when men took to the sea in planked boats and ships propelled by sails hung on masts, like the Ancient Egyptian Khufu ship from the mid-3rd millennium BC. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Necho II sent out an expedition of Phoenicians, which in three years sailed from the Red Sea around Africa to the mouth of the Nile. Many current historians tend to believe Herodotus on this point, even though Herodotus himself was in disbelief that the Phoenicians had accomplished the act. Hannu was an ancient Egyptian explorer (around 2750 BC) and the first explorer of whom

neg: Golden Venture Raton Inlet. The ship, which had been built in 1969, became part of the Palm Beach Artificial Reef Program. This wreck is a scuba diving destination and has now broken into three pieces, courtesy of the 2004 hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. Golden Venture Golden Venture was a cargo ship that smuggled 286 illegal aliens from China (mostly Fuzhou people from Fujian province) along with 13 crew members that ran aground on the beach at Fort Tilden in Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York on June 6, 1993, at around 2 a.m. The ship had sailed from Bangkok, Thailand, stopped in

neg: Maritime history of California explorer and privateer Francis Drake sailed along the coast of California in 1579 after capturing two Spanish treasure ships headed for the Philippines in the Pacific. It is believed that he landed somewhere on the California coast. There his only surviving ship, the Golden Hind, set up friendly relations with the local Indians and underwent extensive repairs and cleaning of his hull. Needed supplies of food, water and wood were accumulated by trade and foraging for a trip across the Pacific. Leaving California he followed Ferdinand Magellan on the second recorded circumnavigation of the world and the first English circumnavigation

neg: Pacific Ocean in the early 16th century when Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and discovered the great "southern sea" which he named "Mar del Sur" (in Spanish). The ocean's current name was coined by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521, as he encountered favorable winds on reaching the ocean. He called it "Mar Pacífico", which in both Portuguese and Spanish means "peaceful sea". Important human migrations occurred in the Pacific in prehistoric times. About 3000 BC, the Austronesian peoples on the island of Taiwan mastered the art

neg: Spanish ship Juan Sebastián Elcano Spanish ship Juan Sebastián Elcano Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a training ship for the Royal Spanish Navy. It is a four-masted topsail, steel-hulled barquentine (schooner barque). At long, it is the third-largest tall ship in the world, and is the sailing vessel that has sailed the furthest, covering more than in its history. It is named after Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, captain of Ferdinand Magellan's last exploratory fleet and the man who completed the first circumnavigation of the world. The ship also carries the Elcano coat of arms, which was granted to the family by Emperor Charles I

neg: Swashbuckler (film) movie without boats, that would not be using the basic material." The film was shot in Mexico and on the galleon "Golden Hinde", a replica of the "Golden Hind" captained by English privateer, Francis Drake from 1577 to 1580, which had been moored in San Francisco harbor after a five month journey to California from England. According to the Special Feature section of the DVD, it was the only pirate movie filmed aboard an actual ship of that era. "I just hope the audience doesn't think its too small," said Goldstone during production about the ship. "All those Errol Flynn

neg: Golden Hinde (1973) Cathedral Street, in Bankside, Southwark, London, between Southwark Cathedral and Clink Street (). She hosts visits from schools in which children can dress up as Tudor sailors and receive living history lessons about Elizabethan maritime history. Designed by Loring Christian Norgaard and built by J Hinks & Son, the build took two years, and launched in 1973 it has the following specifications: Golden Hinde (1973) The Golden Hinde (launched 1973) is a full-size replica of the "Golden Hind" (launched 1577). She was built by traditional handcraft in Appledore, Torridge. She has travelled more than , a distance equal to more

neg: Golden Bear (ship) Commissioned as the C.T.S. "California State" on January 23, 1931, the cadets who lived aboard quickly gave her the nickname "Iron Mother." In December 1941, the ship was renamed the T.S. "Golden State". She sailed on 12 major ocean cruises, including one around the world in 1933. She was also in service when the California Nautical School became the California Maritime Academy. After being decommissioned on August 12, 1946, she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay, California. In 1948, she was sold into private trade, and was operated under various names including "Isle of Patmos"

neg: Wrecking (shipwreck) World. From early in the 16th century, Spanish ships returning from the New World to Spain sailed from Havana to catch the Gulf Stream, which meant they passed close to the Florida Reef, with some wrecking. The first wreckers in the Keys were Indians; when Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda's ship was wrecked in 1549, he was taken prisoner by Indians who were experienced in plundering wrecked ships. In 1622, six ships of the Spanish treasure fleet wrecked during a hurricane in the lower Keys. Spanish operations to recover the gold and silver from the lost ships continued intermittently for 21

neg: Thiel and Boerne Wagner's "Das Rheingold". She nevertheless does not feel degraded, particularly because she knows that this is Boerne's way of showing his appreciation, which is explained in the first episode. In the episode "Feierstunde""," Boerne saves Haller's job by soliciting research funds. Nadeshda, played by Friederike Kempter, is Thiel's hard-working assistant. She emigrated from Russia and is a distant relative of the Russian explorer Adam Johann von Krusenstern. Her first name Nadeshda is a reference to the ship that von Krusenstern sailed around the world. She moved from Russia to Münster with her parents while she was still a child. Nadeshda

neg: Suez Qansuh al-Ghawri the last Mamluk sultan ordered a 6,000-man force headed by Selman Reis to defend Suez in 1507, which in turn limited the Mamluk military's capabilities against the Ottomans in the Mediterranean sea. Following the Ottoman's conquest of Egypt at the beginning of the 16th century, Suez became both a major naval and trading station. The Ottoman fleets at Suez were instrumental in disputing control with the Portuguese over Indian Ocean trade. German explorer Carsten Niebuhr noted that in the 18th century a 20-vessel fleet sailed annually from Suez to Jeddah—which served as the Islamic holy city of Mecca's

neg: Tilting, Newfoundland and Labrador longevity of its Irish culture and dialect. It was first settled in the mid-18th century, though French fishers knew of, and used, Tilting as a summer fishing base from the 16th century until the early 18th century. Tilting is one of the most historically significant settlements in Eastern Canada. It is located on Fogo Island, one of the earliest venues for the prosecution of the migratory Atlantic cod fishery. Fogo was well known to early Basque, Portuguese and French fishers. French explorer Jacques Cartier sailed directly to Notre Dame Bay, in which Fogo Island is located, in 1534. Though Tilting

neg: Majeerteen Sultanate According to the 16th century explorer Leo Africanus, the Adal Sultanate's realm encompassed the geographical area between the Bab el Mandeb and Cape Guardafui. It was thus flanked to the south by the Ajuran Empire and to the west by the Abyssinian Empire. After Adal's demise, the Majeerteen Sultanate was established around 1800 by Somalis from the Majeerteen Darod clan. It reached prominence during the 19th century, under the reign of the resourceful Boqor (King) Osman Mahamuud. Due to consistent ship crashes along the northeastern Cape Guardafui headland, Boqor Osman's kingdom entered into an informal agreement with Britain, wherein the

neg: Golden Hinde (mountain) because of the mountain's appearance. Golden Hinde (mountain) The Golden Hinde is a mountain located in the Vancouver Island Ranges on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. At , it is the highest peak on the island. The mountain is located near the geographic centre of Vancouver Island, as well as near the centre of Strathcona Provincial Park, at the head of the Wolf River and to the west of Buttle Lake, about east of the community of Gold River. The peak is popular with experienced backcountry-climbers, having been first ascended in 1913. The mountain is made of basalt which is

neg: Golden Hinde (mountain) Golden Hinde (mountain) The Golden Hinde is a mountain located in the Vancouver Island Ranges on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. At , it is the highest peak on the island. The mountain is located near the geographic centre of Vancouver Island, as well as near the centre of Strathcona Provincial Park, at the head of the Wolf River and to the west of Buttle Lake, about east of the community of Gold River. The peak is popular with experienced backcountry-climbers, having been first ascended in 1913. The mountain is made of basalt which is part of the Karmutsen Formation.

neg: Staten Island which included unearthing bodies interred at the site, ethnologist and archaeologist George H. Pepper was contracted in 1895 to conduct paid archaeological research at Burial Ridge by the American Museum of Natural History. The burial ground today is unmarked and lies within Conference House Park. The first recorded European contact on the island was in 1520 by Italian explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano who sailed through The Narrows on the ship "La Dauphine" and anchored for one night. In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into Upper New York Bay on his ship the "Half Moon". The Dutch named the island

neg: Enrique of Malacca Enrique of Malacca Enrique of Malacca (; ; Malay known as Panglima Awang), who participated in the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan's mission in the 16th century to sail around the world. Italian historian Antonio Pigafetta, who wrote the most comprehensive account of Magellan's voyage, named him "Henrique" (which was Hispanicised as "Enrique" in official Spanish documents). Pigafetta explicitly states that "Henrique" was a native of Sumatra. According to biographer-philosopher Stefan Zweig, he is the first person to circumnavigate the world. His name appears as "Henrique", which is Portuguese, and is probably the name given to him at his christening, as

neg: Fringe theories on the location of New Albion correspond with the conventions of the 16th century or the other Hondius inserts. Van Dieman ignores the other problems with all San Francisco Bay claims including the multiple harbors, the lack of continuous fog, the difficulty of finding San Francisco Bay from the sea and the dangers of entering San Francisco Bay on an unknown basis. Robert Stupack believes Drake established New Albion at Portsmouth Cove and then careened the Golden Hinde at Larkspur. Stupack believes "Drake's Treasure" was cached in the area and has done extensive excavations. 525,000 pounds of material have been removed from the site. In 2017,

neg: Mustang Island climates. Mustang Island was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians. In 1519, when Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda sailed through the pass to what he later named Corpus Christi Bay, the island was inhabited by the Karankawa people. By the 18th century, as a result of grazing herds of horses introduced by Spanish settlers, the island was first called "Wild Horse", then "Mustang Island". Up to the 1840s the island and pass (now the ship channel) were used by buccaneers, Mexican smugglers, merchants and immigrants seeking their fortune or someone else's fortune. The pirate Jean Lafitte purported frequented Mustang and neighboring

neg: Ship the world. During the Age of the Ajuran, the Somali sultanates and republics of Merca, Mogadishu, Barawa, Hobyo and their respective ports flourished, enjoying a lucrative foreign commerce with ships sailing to and coming from Arabia, India, Venetia, Persia, Egypt, Portugal and as far away as China. In the 16th century, Duarte Barbosa noted that many ships from the Kingdom of Cambaya in what is modern-day India sailed to Mogadishu with cloth and spices, for which they in return received gold, wax and ivory. Barbosa also highlighted the abundance of meat, wheat, barley, horses, and fruit on the coastal markets,

neg: Golden Venture Golden Venture Golden Venture was a cargo ship that smuggled 286 illegal aliens from China (mostly Fuzhou people from Fujian province) along with 13 crew members that ran aground on the beach at Fort Tilden in Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York on June 6, 1993, at around 2 a.m. The ship had sailed from Bangkok, Thailand, stopped in Kenya and circled the Cape of Good Hope, then headed northwest across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City on its four-month voyage. Ten people drowned in their attempts to flee the ship that had run aground and get to shore

neg: Amanu The first recorded European who arrived at Amanu Atoll was Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernández de Quirós who navigated for Spain, on 12 February 1606, while sailing across the Pacific Ocean in search of Terra Australis. However, several 16th-century Spanish cannons were found on Amanu in 1929, indicating that an earlier Spanish expedition had visited Tuamotu. Some historians notably Robert Adrian Langdon believe the cannons belonged to the caravel "San Lesmes", which was split off from the Loaísa expedition which sailed the Pacific Ocean in 1526. It was later visited by Spanish explorer Domingo de Boenechea in 1774, that charted them

neg: Grand Manan Although there is no actual evidence, the Norse are believed by some to be the first Europeans to visit Grand Manan while exploring the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine around 1000 A.D. By the late 15th century, famed explorers Sebastian Cabot and Gaspar Corte-Real, while separately exploring the New World, likely saw what is now known as Grand Manan and the Bay of Fundy. During the early 16th century, Breton fishermen are said to have fished the teeming waters around the island and sheltered among its old-growth oak forests. Portuguese explorer João Álvares Fagundes charted the area around

neg: Stone Mountain, Georgia called "Crystal Mountain" by 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Pardo when he visited in 1567. The Creek Indians who inhabited the area at that time used a name translating to "Lone Mountain". Around the turn of the 19th-century, settlers called it "Rock Mountain" or "Rock Fort Mountain". By the close of the 1830s, "Stone Mountain" had become the generally accepted name. Like the mountain, the village formed at its base was initially known as Rock Mountain but was incorporated as "New Gibraltar" in 1839 under an Act of the General Assembly. The name was changed again in 1847 to its current

neg: Diego García de Moguer sailed his caravel "Concepción" back to Río de la Plata. He passed the Cape Verde island of Santiago, then continued to Brazil and on to the estuary of the Uruguay and Paraná rivers. He discovered the island of Diego Garcia in the 16th century, then in the service of Portugal. Diego García de Moguer Diego García de Moguer (1484 or 1496–1544) was a Spanish explorer who also sailed for the Portuguese Crown later in life. Spanish sources indicate that Diego García was born in Moguer in 1484 (or 1496), but there are Portuguese sources say he was born in Lisbon.

neg: Theory of the Portuguese discovery of Australia discovery of Australia suggests the continent called Jave la Grande, which uniquely appears on a series of 16th-century French world maps, the Dieppe school of maps, represents Australia. Speaking in 1982, Kenneth McIntyre described the Dieppe maps as "the only evidence of Portuguese discovery of Eastern Australia". He stressed this to point out "that the Mahogany Ship, and the Geelong Keys, and other things of that sort, are not part of the proof that the Portuguese discovered Australia. It is the other way around. The Dieppe maps prove (sic) that the Portuguese discovered Australia, and this throws a fierce bright

neg: Denmark, Western Australia area was observed for the first time in 1627 by the Dutchman François Thijssen, captain of the ship "'t Gulden Zeepaert" (The Golden Seahorse), who sailed to the east as far as Ceduna in South Australia and back. Captain Thijssen had discovered the south coast of Australia and charted about of it between Cape Leeuwin and the Nuyts Archipelago. Two centuries later, when the first Europeans entered the lands around the present Denmark, the area was inhabited by the Noongar. Aborigines called the river and the inlet Kwoorabup, which means "place of the black wallaby" (kwoor). The Denmark River was

neg: Borobudur ship Borobudur ship A Borobudur ship is the 8th-century wooden double outrigger, sailed Jong vessel of Maritime Southeast Asia depicted in some bas reliefs of the Borobudur Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. This has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The ships depicted on Borobudur were most likely the type of vessels used for inter-insular trades and naval campaigns by the Sailendran and Srivijayan thalassocracy empire that ruled the region around the 7th to the 13th century. The function of the outrigger was to stabilize the ship; a single or double outrigger canoe is the typical feature

neg: Borobudur ship someone help please? Borobudur ship A Borobudur ship is the 8th-century wooden double outrigger, sailed Jong vessel of Maritime Southeast Asia depicted in some bas reliefs of the Borobudur Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. This has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The ships depicted on Borobudur were most likely the type of vessels used for inter-insular trades and naval campaigns by the Sailendran and Srivijayan thalassocracy empire that ruled the region around the 7th to the 13th century. The function of the outrigger was to stabilize the ship; a single or double outrigger canoe is

neg: Cristóvão de Mendonça mariner would have taken a voyage southwards down Australia's eastern coast, through uncharted dangerous waters and against prevailing winds, on the assumption Magellan was sailing westwards, in southern latitudes, against the Roaring Forties. Writing in 2006, Associate Professor W.A.R.(Bill) Richardson of Flinders University, South Australia suggested the claim that Cristóvão de Mendonça sailed down the east coast of Australia is sheer speculation, based on voyages about which no real details have survived. Cristóvão de Mendonça Cristóvão de Mendonça (Mourão?, 1475 – Ormus, 1532) was a Portuguese noble and explorer who was active in South East Asia in the 16th century.

neg: João da Gama João da Gama João da Gama (c. 1540 – after 1591) was a Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator in the Far East in the last quarter of the 16th century. He was the grandson of Vasco da Gama. João da Gama sailed from Macau to northeast and rounded Japan by north. He crossed the Pacific Ocean at the northernmost latitudes taken until then by Europeans. Forced by the circumstances of his voyage, he became also a circumnavigator (one of the first to do it eastwards). The lands northeast of Japan which João da Gama discovered were the target of legend

neg: Junk (ship) hundreds of passengers. Large, ocean-going junks played a key role in Asian trade until the 19th century. One of these junks, "Keying", sailed from China around the Cape of Good Hope to the United States and England between 1846 and 1848. Many junks were fitted out with carronades and other weapons for naval or piratical uses. These vessels were typically called "war junks" or "armed junks" by Western navies which began entering the region more frequently in the 18th century. The British, Americans and French fought several naval battles with war junks in the 19th century, during the First Opium

neg: New Guinea European contact with New Guinea was by Portuguese and Spanish sailors in the 16th century. In 1526–27, the Portuguese explorer Jorge de Meneses saw the western tip of New Guinea and named it "ilhas dos Papuas". In 1528, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Saavedra also recorded its sighting when trying to return from Tidore to New Spain. In 1545, the Spaniard Íñigo Ortíz de Retes sailed along the north coast of New Guinea as far as the Mamberamo River, near which he landed on 20 June, naming the island 'Nueva Guinea'. The first map showing the whole island (as an

neg: Italophilia republics moved all around the known world. The Genoese explorer Cristoforo Colombo discovered America in 1492, changing world history forever. Another Italian navigator, Amerigo Vespucci, was the source of the name given to the New World. They were followed by other New World navigators from the Italian peninsula, notably the Venetians Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) and Sebastiano Caboto (Sebastian Cabot), and the Florentine Giovanni da Verrazzano. Beginning in the 16th century, Italian states came under the political control of more powerful European monarchies; however, Italy continued to be a source of creative energy in art, science, music and medicine. Enlightenment

neg: Baltazar de Cordes ship the "Trouw" (Faith) sailed to the Portuguese colony of Tidore, an East Indies trading post, with the surviving sailors, where they were imprisoned in January 1601. Baltazar de Cordes Baltazar de Cordes (16th century–17th century), the brother of Simon de Cordes, was a Dutch corsair who fought against the Spanish during the early 17th Century. Born in the Netherlands in the mid-16th century, Baltazar de Cordes began sailing for the Netherlands against Spain during the Eighty Years' War. Baltazar possibly arrived in the Pacific during the 1598 Magellano Company expedition attempting to circumnavigate South America. This expedition, under the

neg: Teignmouth Electron Teignmouth Electron The Teignmouth Electron is a 41-foot trimaran sailing vessel designed explicitly for Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated attempt to sail around the world in the Golden Globe Race of 1968. She became a ghost ship after Crowhurst reported false positions and presumably committed suicide at sea. The journey was meticulously catalogued in Crowhurst’s found logbooks, which also documented the captain’s thoughts, philosophy, and eventual mental breakdown. Construction on the "Teignmouth Electron" began in June 1968 after Crowhurst failed to acquire the famous vessel "Gipsy Moth IV", previously sailed by Sir Francis Chichester in his 1967 circumnavigation. The boat was in

neg: Enrique of Malacca Antonio Pigafetta documents. Enrique is only documented to have travelled with Magellan from Malacca to Cebu, 2500 km and 20 degrees of longitude short of completing the circumnavigation. It is not known if he ever had a chance to complete it. Enrique of Malacca Enrique of Malacca (; ; Malay known as Panglima Awang), who participated in the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan's mission in the 16th century to sail around the world. Italian historian Antonio Pigafetta, who wrote the most comprehensive account of Magellan's voyage, named him "Henrique" (which was Hispanicised as "Enrique" in official Spanish documents). Pigafetta explicitly states

neg: MV Willesden (1944) Co Ltd, London and renamed "Wakasa Bay". In 1966, she was sold to Leo Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed "Golden Wind". She was placed under the management of World Wide Shipping Co Ltd. "Golden Wind" was scrapped in December 1966 at Hiroshima, Japan. MV Willesden (1944) Willesden was a cargo ship which was built in 1944 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Canning. She was sold in 1946 and renamed "Willesden". In 1958 she was sold to Hong Kong, serving various owners in the next five years under the names Golden Lambda, Marine Explorer and

neg: Antão Gonçalves gold dust and, curiously, a large number of ostrich eggs. However, this expedition contributed nothing to the cause of exploration; Gonçalves had not even sailed past the Río de Oro. He was granted a new Coat of Arms for his name. Not to be mistaken with another Antão Gonçalves, who coasted the Island of Madagascar at the beginnings of the 16th century. Antão Gonçalves Antão Gonçalves was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and slave trader who was the first European to buy Africans as slaves from black slave traders. In 1441, Gonçalves was sent by Henry the Navigator to explore the

neg: Gonzalo López de Haro Gonzalo López de Haro Gonzalo López de Haro (bef. 1788 in Puebla – 1823) was a Spanish explorer, notable for his expeditions in the Pacific Northwest in the late 18th century. In 1788 two ships were sent north to investigate Russian activity in Alaska. First Pilot Esteban José Martínez was the expedition commander and captained the frigate "Princesa". Haro, also a Pilot, was given command of the packet ship "San Carlos". Second Pilot José María Narváez sailed with Haro. The ships arrived at Prince William Sound in May. Haro sailed the "San Carlos" west to Kodiak Island and on June

neg: Junk rig her book "Voyaging on a Small Income". Her ship "Badger" was designed by Jay Benford. Bill King sailed the junk schooner (i.e. junk rigged boat with two masts) "Galway Blazer II" in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. Joshua Slocum and his family built and sailed a junk rigged boat "Liberdade" from Brazil to Washington, DC after the wreck of his barque "Aquidneck". Slocum had high praise for the practicality of the junk rig: "Her rig was the Chinese sampan style, which is, I consider, the most convenient boat rig in the whole world." Herbert "Blondie" Hasler sailed a junk-rigged

neg: Griffin (ship) Massachusetts colony. Hutchinson's oldest son had preceded her the previous year, also on "Griffin". There are at least several other ships known to have used "Griffin" or similar names in preceding or following centuries. Most if not all such non-17th-century references probably refer to another vessel carrying the same name, such as the Danish warship "Griffen", which sailed the Baltic Sea in the late 15th century, or Robert de La Salle's ship "Le Griffon", which sailed the Great Lakes in the late 17th century. Griffin (ship) Griffin was the name of a 17th-century ship known to have sailed between England

neg: Pacific Ocean a new ocean. He named it "Mar del Sur" (literally, "Sea of the South" or "South Sea") because the ocean was to the south of the coast of the isthmus where he first observed the Pacific. Later, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan sailed the Pacific East to West on a Castilian ("Spanish") expedition of world circumnavigation starting in 1519. Magellan called the ocean "Pacífico" (or "Pacific" meaning, "peaceful") because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters. The ocean was often called the "Sea of Magellan" in his honor until the eighteenth century. Although Magellan

neg: Chisca the Chisca (Pardo called them "Chisca"; his chronicler called them "Uchi"). His men destroyed their settlement at "Maniatique", thought to be at present-day Saltville, Virginia. The name "Chisca" seldom appeared in Spanish colonial records after the 16th century. In 1683 the French explorer La Salle found a "Cisca" village between the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers (in Yuchi territory, now northern Tennessee). He persuaded them and the Shawnee north of the Cumberland to relocate to Fort St. Louis in Illinois and live under French protection. Around this time, these Chisca seem to have joined with the Shawnee under the name "Chaskepe".

neg: Golden Rule (ship) Golden Rule (ship) Golden Rule is the first boat to engage in environmental direct action in the world. It is currently operated by Veterans for Peace. As of summer of 2017, "Golden Rule" is actively sailing to promote nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. The boat was designed by Hugh Angelman and constructed from 1956 to 1958 in Costa Rica. She was originally constructed with sapele and purpleheart. Restoration has been done using, among other south American tropical woods, Hymenaea courbaril. In 1958, four men associated with the Quaker religion sailed toward Enewetok atoll in the Marshall Islands aboard Golden Rule with

neg: Limfjord the Great sailed into it in 1027 on his way back from England. According to Saxo Grammaticus it closed at some time around 1200. There are records of several floods piercing the isthmus during the 16th to early 19th century. On 3 February 1825 a flood pierced a permanent opening, the so-called Agger Channel, in the north of the 13 km long and less than 1 km wide isthmus, the Agger Tange, which had until then linked Thy with the rest of Jutland. The western part of North Jutland lost its road connection with mainland Jutland, but the towns and

neg: James Kelly (Australian explorer) James Kelly (Australian explorer) James Kelly (1791–1859), Australian mariner, explorer and port official, was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta, New South Wales. He was probably the son of James Kelly, a cook in the convict transport "Queen", and Catherine Devereaux, a convict transported for life from Dublin in the same ship. Kelly was first apprenticed as a seaman in 1804 and sailed in vessels engaged in the sealing and sandalwood trades as well as making a voyage to India. In 1812 he was chief officer of the full-rigged ship "Campbell Macquarie" on a sealing voyage when the ship

neg: Hind (1800 ship) Hind (1800 ship) Hind or Hinde was launched at Hull in 1800. After a voyage to Russia she made one voyage for the British East India Company. She then became a West Indiaman. She was wrecked in April 1815. "Hind", of Hull, enters "Lloyd's Register" in 1800 with a burthen of 305 tons, Farthing, master, Foster, owner, and trade Hull—Archangel. In the 1801 edition her burthen is 385 tons, and her owner M. Foster. The other information is the same. EIC voyage: Captain William Cattin (or Caitline) sailed from the Downs on 8 January 1801, bound for Bengal. William Catline

neg: Spanish ship Juan Sebastián Elcano Sebastián, Cádiz, São Vicente, Cape Verde, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Suva, San Francisco, California, Balboa, Panama, Havana, New York City, Cádiz. Commanders that have been in charge of "Juan Sebastián Elcano" for crossings and instruction. Spanish ship Juan Sebastián Elcano Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a training ship for the Royal Spanish Navy. It is a four-masted topsail, steel-hulled barquentine (schooner barque). At long, it is the third-largest tall ship in the world, and is the sailing vessel that has sailed the furthest, covering more than in its history. It is named after Spanish explorer Juan

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Misamis Oriental which will hire 20,000 Filipinos to manufacture ship parts. The government declared the 441.8-hectare project site an economic zone (part of 3,000-hectare industrial estate managed by PHIVIDEC).

 — 1954-1961 Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental () is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital and provincial center is the city of Cagayan de Oro, which is governed independently from the province. Around the 10th Century, the area of what is now Misamis Oriental was under the Indianized Kingdom called the Rajahnate of Butuan. In the 16th century, Muslims from Malaysia came and then

neg: Barry Clifford Barry Clifford Barry Clifford (born 1945) is an underwater archaeological explorer best known for discovering the remains of Samuel Bellamy's wrecked pirate ship "Whydah" [pronounced "wih-duh"], the only fully verified and authenticated pirate shipwreck of the Golden Age of Piracy ever discovered in the world – as such, artifacts from the wreck provide historians with unique insights into the material, political and social culture of early 18th-century piracy. Citing federal admiralty law in 1988, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that 100% of the "Whydah" rightfully belonged to Clifford, and he has kept The Whydah Collection intact without selling a single

neg: Exploration of the Pacific observed the Pacific. Later, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan sailed the Pacific East to West on a Castilian ("Spanish") expedition of world circumnavigation starting in 1519. Magellan called the ocean "Pacífico" (or "Pacific" meaning, "peaceful") because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters. The ocean was often called the "Sea of Magellan" in his honor until the eighteenth century. From 1565 to 1815, a Spanish transpacific route known as the Manila galleons regularly crossed from Mexico to the Philippines and back. On the Asian side the Portuguese and later the Dutch built a regular

neg: Early modern period body (Zemsky Sobor) and introduced local self-management into the rural regions. During his long reign, Ivan IV nearly doubled the already large Russian territory by annexing the three Tatar khanates (parts of disintegrated Golden Horde): Kazan and Astrakhan along the Volga River, and Sibirean Khanate in South Western Siberia. Thus by the end of the 16th century Russia was transformed into a multiethnic, multiconfessional and transcontinental state. The Age of Discovery was a period from the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century, during which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes

neg: HMAS Wyatt Earp exploration. The Association was requested to return the vessel, which was inspected to determine her suitability for conversion to an Antarctic exploration vessel. The conversion was approved, and in June 1947, prior to her impending voyage to the Antarctic, it was decided to recommission the ship under the name she had used during her previous visits to the Antarctic with explorer Lincoln Ellsworth. The ship was recommissioned on 17 November 1947 at Port Adelaide as HMAS "Wyatt Earp". Following a visit by Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, "Wyatt Earp" sailed for Williamstown, Victoria in early December for preparation and loading.

neg: Southern Ocean south of the circle. In December 1839, as part of the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–42 conducted by the United States Navy (sometimes called "the Wilkes Expedition"), an expedition sailed from Sydney, Australia, on the sloops-of-war and , the brig , the full-rigged ship "Relief", and two schooners "Sea Gull" and . They sailed into the Antarctic Ocean, as it was then known, and reported the discovery "of an Antarctic continent west of the Balleny Islands" on 25 January 1840. That part of Antarctica was later named "Wilkes Land", a name it maintains to this day. Explorer James Clark

neg: SS Empire Explorer air raid. She was salvaged and rebuilt as a cargo ship. "Inanda" was renamed "Empire Explorer", she was passed to the MoWT and placed under the management of T & J Harrison Ltd. Her port of registry was changed to London although she retained the Code Letters GLMB. "Empire Explorer" was a member of Convoy FN 632, which departed from Southend on 15 February 1942 and arrived at Methil two days later. She left the convoy at the Tyne on 16 February, to load general cargo. She sailed four days later to join Convoy FN 636, which had departed from

neg: Weipa, Queensland point of European contact with the Australian continent. Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon, on his ship the "Duyfken", sighted the coast here in 1606. This was 164 years before Lieutenant James Cook sailed up the east coast of Australia. In 1895 Presbyterian missionary Reverend Nicholas John Hey established a mission at the junction of Embley River and Spring Creek which he called "Weipa", which is believed to derive from the Anhathangayth word meaning "fighting ground". In 1932 the mission relocated approximately to Jessica Point continuing under the same name. Very restrictive legislation was enacted by the state of Queensland in 1911,

neg: Barry Clifford preservation of history under the sea. Barry Clifford Barry Clifford (born 1945) is an underwater archaeological explorer best known for discovering the remains of Samuel Bellamy's wrecked pirate ship "Whydah" [pronounced "wih-duh"], the only fully verified and authenticated pirate shipwreck of the Golden Age of Piracy ever discovered in the world – as such, artifacts from the wreck provide historians with unique insights into the material, political and social culture of early 18th-century piracy. Citing federal admiralty law in 1988, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that 100% of the "Whydah" rightfully belonged to Clifford, and he has kept The Whydah

neg: Milbanke Sound Milbanke Sound cones. The Heiltsuk peoples traditionally occupied the land around Milbanke Sound. In late June, 1788, the British fur trader Charles Duncan, captain of the "Princess Royal" entered Milbanke Sound, which was then uncharted waters. He spent a few days trading with the Heiltsuk. He named the sound after Vice Admiral Mark Milbanke. Explorer George Vancouver sailed through the sound a few years later. In 1805, a trading ship from Boston, the "Atahualpa", was attacked by a group of Tlingit; the captain and some of the crew were killed. In 1833 the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort McLoughlin in

neg: Thomas Abernethy (explorer) the Peterhead whaling ship "Hannibal", which hunted bowhead whales around the eastern coast of Greenland, and in its third season sailed into the Davis Strait on the western coast, where ice conditions can be much heavier. In 1829, Abernethy married Barbara Fiddes, the daughter of a ship's carpenter, and they lived at Deptford, southeast London, near the Royal Naval docks. They had no children. Abernethy was nearly six feet tall and well built – there are no known photographs or portraits of him. He had dark hair and a ruddy complexion. In 1829, John Ross described him as "decidedly the

neg: John Hinde (broadcaster) positive light." The annual prize will be at least $35,000 but is likely to be around $42,000 to match the Miles Franklin Award. John Hinde (broadcaster) John Hamilton Hinde AM (26 October 1911 – 4 July 2006) was an Australian broadcaster and film reviewer. He worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for more than fifty years, in both television and radio. Hinde was also one of Australia's first foreign correspondents, reporting from the Pacific Theater during World War II. Upon his death he bequeathed A$1 million to start a literary prize in honour of his late wife. He also

neg: History of Albany, Western Australia million into the local economy. History of Albany, Western Australia The coastline of the Albany area was observed for the first time in 1627 by the Dutchman François Thijssen, captain of the ship "'t Gulden Zeepaert" (The Golden Seahorse), who sailed to the east as far as Ceduna in South Australia and back. Captain Thijssen had discovered the south coast of Australia and charted about of it between Cape Leeuwin and the Nuyts Archipelago. On 29 September 1791, explorer Captain George Vancouver while exploring the south coast, entered and named King George the Third's Sound and Princess Royal Harbour, and

neg: History of Albany, Western Australia History of Albany, Western Australia The coastline of the Albany area was observed for the first time in 1627 by the Dutchman François Thijssen, captain of the ship "'t Gulden Zeepaert" (The Golden Seahorse), who sailed to the east as far as Ceduna in South Australia and back. Captain Thijssen had discovered the south coast of Australia and charted about of it between Cape Leeuwin and the Nuyts Archipelago. On 29 September 1791, explorer Captain George Vancouver while exploring the south coast, entered and named King George the Third's Sound and Princess Royal Harbour, and took possession of New Holland

neg: Sebastian Cabot (explorer) two larger ships there, he sailed up the Paraná River in the brigantine and a galley constructed at Santa Catarina. His party constructed a small fort called Santo or Espíritu Santo at the confluence of the Paraná and the Río Carcarañá. This was the first Spanish settlement in present-day Argentina; the town of Cabot was later constructed nearby and named in his honour. Losing 18 men to an ambush, Cabot returned to San Salvador, passing Diego García's expedition as he went. As a result of this encounter, Cabot sent one ship back to Spain. The "Trinidad" sailed on 8 July

neg: History of Victoria and entered Port Phillip on 14 February. He named Arthur's Seat, explored Corio Bay and formally took possession of the bay (which he named Port King) for Britain. Three weeks later the French explorer Nicolas Baudin sailed through the strait from east to west and was the first to properly survey the coast to the west. In April 1802, a French expedition ship "Le Naturaliste" under Jacques Hamelin explored the area around French Island, as part of the Baudin expedition to Australia. It named the island "Ile des Français", since Anglicised as French Island. On 26 April 1802, Flinders, unaware

neg: Golden Lane Lane is connected with Dalibor Tower, which used to be a dungeon. Golden Lane Golden Lane () is a street situated in Prague Castle, Czech Republic. Originally built in the 16th century, to house Rudolf II's castle guards, it takes its name from the goldsmiths that lived there in the 17th century. Although the lane was temporarily called the Street of Alchemists or Alchemists' Alley, alchemists have never worked or lived there. Golden Lane consists of small houses, painted in bright colours in the 1950s. The street originally had houses on both sides, but one side was demolished in the

neg: Gold River, British Columbia were forced to relocate. Since then, the village has attempted to capitalize on its idealistic setting among picturesque mountains, lakes, rivers, ocean, and forests to develop tourism and sport fishing as its main economic supports. Currently, Gold River serves as a base for such famous activities as the Nootka Island trek, hiking the Elk Lake trail and mountain climbing Golden Hinde (Vancouver Island's highest peak), Crest Creek climbing crags, MV Uchuck III, and the Great Walk. Gold River also serves as a historic point, being the closest village to the famous Yuquot, or "Friendly Cove", where British explorer Captain James

neg: Golden Hind "Golden Hind" challenged and captured the Spanish galleon . This galleon had the largest treasure captured to that date: over 360,000 pesos (equivalent to around £480m in 2017). The six tons of treasure took six days to transship and included 26 tons of silver, half a ton of gold, porcelain, jewellery, coins, and jewels. On 26 September 1580, Francis Drake sailed his ship into Plymouth Harbour with 56 of the original crew of 80 left aboard. The ship was unloaded at Saltash Castle nearby, where the treasure offloading was supervised by the Queen's guards. Over half of the proceeds went

neg: Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum 17th-century cartographers Willem Blaeu and his son Joan Blaeu. The museum also has a surviving copy of the first edition of Maximilianus Transylvanus' work, "De Moluccis Insulis", the first to describe Ferdinand Magellan's voyage around the world. Moored outside the museum is a replica of the "Amsterdam", an 18th-century ship which sailed between the Netherlands and the East Indies. The replica was built in 1985–1990. A smaller replica of the building is part of the Dutch Village Gaoqiao, a planned city and neighborhood of the large community Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China at , next to another replica of

neg: Crash Boom Bang! in search for the Final Key. But the plane is full, and only a select number of the contestants are able to board. Propelled to the skies by an explosive volcano, the contestants are able to board the Viscount's plane. On the Viscount's ship, the Viscount tells the group the story of an explorer who found the Final Key, but was unable to find the Power Crystal. That explorer was the Viscount's grandfather. As the explorer sailed back to his homeland to recollect his thoughts, his ship crashed into an iceberg and sank, taking the Viscount's grandfather to a watery

neg: Whipstaff Whipstaff A whipstaff, sometimes called a whip is a device used in 16th- and 17th-century Europe to control the movement of a large sailing ship. Its development preceded the invention of the more-complex ship's wheel and followed the simple use of a tiller to control the steering of a ship underway. Before the 16th century most sailing vessels were sufficiently small that they could be steered by a single individual working the handle of the tiller which was directly connected to the rudder stock and therefore the rudder. However, as ships became taller and broader there came a need for

neg: Farthest South sailed from Plymouth on 15 November 1577, in command of a fleet of five ships under his flagship "Pelican", later renamed the "Golden Hinde". His principal objective was plunder, not exploration; his initial targets were the unfortified Spanish towns on the Pacific coasts of Chile and Peru. Following Magellan's route, Drake reached Puerto San Julian on 20 June. After nearly two months in harbour, Drake left the port with a reduced fleet of three ships and a small pinnace. His ships entered the Magellan Strait on 23 August and emerged in the Pacific Ocean on 6 September. Drake set a

neg: History of Western civilization century), Belgrade, and Athens – though Athens was to be recaptured and held until 1829. The 16th century is often called Spain's "Siglo de Oro" (golden century). From its colonies in the Americas it gained large quantities of gold and silver, which helped make Spain the richest and most powerful country in the world. One of the greatest Spanish monarchs of the era was Charles I (1516–1556, who also held the title of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V). His attempt to unite these lands was thwarted by the divisions caused by the Reformation and ambitions of local rulers and rival

neg: Thai ceramics are still made at present and widely exported, particularly to the Philippines and Indonesia. One of the most famous examples of Thai pottery are from the Sukhothai period from the kilns of S(r)i Satchanalai, which is around Sawankalok in north-central Thailand. This period started in the 13th century CE and continued until the 16th century. The art reached its apex in the 14th century. Examples of Si Satchanalai can be found in many leading museums of the world. Sukothai traded with these precious ceramics with its neighbours. The transport was often by ship across the oceans. A number of Si

neg: Robert Stuart (explorer) without Stuart's uncle David, another of Astor's partners. They sailed around Cape Horn and up the West coast of North America to the Columbia River. The "Tonquin" crossed the Columbia Bar and established Fort Astoria (located in modern Astoria, Oregon) in May 1811. After leaving supplies and traders at the newly created outpost, the ship and crew traveled north to Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island. The "Tonquin" crew engaged in commercial negotiations with members of the Tla-o-qui-aht nation in June. An altercation arose, with the entire crew killed except a single hired translator and the ship destroyed. After the incident,

neg: Molasses Reef Wreck more. The ship had at least three masts; metal parts of rigging found indicate that both square-rigged and lateen sails were used on the ship. The surviving parts of the hull showed construction techniques typical of 15th- and 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish ships, indicating this ship was a caravel. The age of the wreck indicates that the ship was built in Spain or Portugal and sailed across the Atlantic. The ballast was found to consist of stones from several points of origin, primarily from near Lisbon, but also from one or more of the Macaronesian islands (the Azores, Madeira and/or