So it was in 1577 that a handful of the most powerful people in England sent Francis Drake out in the Golden Hind and four other ships to sail around South America into the Pacific Ocean.

Mar. 23—A group of graduates from the former Sir Francis Drake High School has formed a nonprofit to preserve its old sports trophies and other artifacts. "We have trophies back to 1953 ...

Francis Drake and 164 men aboard five ships left Plymouth, England, quietly on December 13, 1577. Few knew that the Pelican, the Elizabeth, the Marigold, the Swan and the Benedict were commencing ...

GPS helps everyone from moms and dads and Amazon drivers to ship's captains get where they need to go. How did ships navigate in the days before GPS?

Historians Question Exact Location Of Sir Francis Drake's Landing Many tourists regularly visit Roanoke Island, North Carolina, to learn about the mysterious lost colony of Roanoke, which ...

Luffy, Eustass Kid, and more. Notable ships like the Thousand Sunny, Polar Tang, and Victoria Punk have been destroyed or have unclear fates, tied to the Blackbeard ...

Viral videos showing rough seas in the infamous Drake Passage where cruise ships travel to Antarctica show a scene that is "very common," according to one travel expert.

It's advantage can historically be found in such weapons as Greek Fire (think of it as napalm) or as fireships that helped Sir Francis Drake win against the Spanish Armada in 1588.

The world's 'roughest sea' where cruise ships fear to sail across The Drake Passage is the body of water between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.

View Capture of the Spanish Treasure Ship by Capt. Francis Drake, 1579 by Carlton Theodore Chapman on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Carlton Theodore Chapman.

A group of graduates from the former Sir Francis Drake High School has formed a nonprofit to preserve its old sports trophies and other artifacts. “We have trophies back to 1953 — football ...