Operation Drake Operation Drake Operation Drake (1978–1980) was a round-the-world voyage with the participation of young people from many countries. The voyage was centred on the brigantine Eye of the Wind. She left Plymouth in October 1978 and returned to London two years later, in December 1980. Named after Sir Francis Drake, who had circumnavigated the world four hundred years before on the Golden Hind. Operation Drake was divided up onto 9 ocean and 1 land based phases, each lasting about 3 months. On each phase, a number of Young Explorers, youngsters aged between seventeen and twenty-four, who were selected from countries
S-80-class submarine S-80-class submarine The S-80 class (or "Isaac Peral" class) is a Spanish class of four submarines in production by the Spanish company Navantia in its Cartagena shipyard for the Spanish Navy. In common with other contemporary submarines, they feature air-independent propulsion. The first was planned to enter service in 2015, and the second in 2016, but "weight imbalance problems" delayed the project for 7 years. The lead ship in the class, the Isaac Peral (S-81), is under construction, and is expected to be delivered by December 2022. The S-80 class has also been offered for export. The submarines of the