Brixham lighthouse, Iron Age fort and national nature reserve. Warships have been seen in Torbay from the days of the Vikings, up until 1944 when part of the D-Day fleet sailed from here. In 1588, Brixham watched Sir Francis Drake attacking the Spanish Armada after he had (so the legend goes) finished his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. Today in Brixham harbour, there is a full-sized replica of the ship, the "Golden Hind", in which Drake circumnavigated the globe; visitors can go on board. For centuries, ships going down the English Channel have come into Torbay to seek refuge from
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