How typical was Golden Hind of Elizabethan warships?
Short answerIt was fairly representative as an illustration, but ships were largely one-offs, so there was no truly standard warship.
NotesOne surviving image or reconstruction cannot define a standardized Elizabethan warship type. Ships of the period were largely individual constructions rather than members of a tightly uniform class. Golden Hind is representative enough to give a useful visual impression, but differences between hulls limit how far that example can be generalized. The image conveys the period's broad form, not a specification shared by every ship.