" It had known and served ... Sir Francis Drake" (Conrad, 2).
Sir Francis Drake was a knight in fifteen hundreds. He is known for his voyage, on the Golden Hind, around the world during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. (Edit) This allusion is used because the characters in this novel are on a boat that has just journeyed a far distance.
Links:http://www.mcn.org/2/oseeler/drake.htm
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