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2. French ship Pélican (1693) - Wikipedia

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   The Pélican was a French warship from the late 17th century. Built in Bayonne, France, the original Pélican was launched in January 1693. A 500-ton ship fitted with 50 guns and commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, she ran aground on the shores of Hudson Bay a few days after a heroic battle in 1697, badly damaged by the encounter and by a fierce storm.

3. Frank Mundus - Wikipedia

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   Frank Mundus (October 21, 1925 – September 10, 2008) was a fisherman and charter captain based in Montauk, New York who is said to be the inspiration for the character Quint in the book and movie Jaws. [ 1][ 2] He started out as a shark hunter but later became a shark conservationist. Up until his death, he chartered out his boat Cricket II ...

4. Golden Hind - Wikipedia

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   Golden Hind. Golden Hind was a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580. She was originally known as Pelican, but Drake renamed her 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 ...

5. Pelican (1793 ship) - Wikipedia

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   Pelican (1793 ship) Pelican. (1793 ship) Pelican was a private man of war commissioned by a Liverpool merchant for offensive operations against French commerce following the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War in February 1793. Pelican sank in bad weather on 20 March 1793.

6. Pelican of London - Wikipedia

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   Pelican of London. Volvo Penta TAMD 120A-CC 290HP. Reconditioned 2000. Load Test 310 HP 2004. Pelican of London is a sail training ship based in the United Kingdom. Built in 1948 as Pelican she served as an Arctic trawler and then a coastal trading vessel named Kadett until 1995. In 2007 an extended conversion to a sail-training ship was completed.

7. Paul Kroegel - Wikipedia

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   Paul Kroegel (January 9, 1864 – 1948) was a German immigrant to the United States who helped establish Pelican Island as a bird sanctuary in Florida. [1] [2] Kroegel is listed as a Great Floridian . Kroegel was born in Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony. He arrived in Sebastian, Florida in 1881 and homesteaded with his brother, Arthur, and their ...