Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Sir Francis Drake (aka The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake) is a 1961-1962 British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the "Golden Hind". As well as battles at sea and sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Queen Elizabeth's court. The series was a joint ABC/ATV production, made at Elstree Studios and on historical sites in England. A replica of the "Golden Hind" was constructed at a cost of £25,000 and was used for filming in and around the bays of Torbay and Dartmouth.
TSS Sir Francis Drake (1908) broken up in Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, in 1954. TSS Sir Francis Drake (1908) TSS "Sir Francis Drake" was a passenger tender vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1908. TSS "Sir Francis Drake" was built by Cammell Laird as one of a pair of vessels, with TSS "Sir Walter Raleigh". She operated as a tender in Plymouth for 46 years and also sometimes at Fishguard. She was hired to the Admiralty as a tug from 1914 to 1919. In August 1939 she was again hired to the Admiralty for use at Plymouth and later at Scapa Flow, returning to