Combat Ships
The very first submarine, which legend claims lurked beneath New York Harbor during the American Revolutionary War. The small ships that rescued thousands from Dunkirk. The destroyer that forced the easing of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Over the centuries, conflicts have prompted advances to ship designs, making vessels stronger, faster, smarter, and capable of changing the course of wars. Join us as we examine the world's greatest Combat Ships, and reveal how they shaped world history and inspired men and women to acts of incredible courage.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 45m
Release: 2017
Rating: 8.3
Season 1 - Combat Ships
25 Jul 2017
"The role of ships during the Cold War, featuring a look at two submarines - former enemies - now moored in a Kent river. Plus, the story of Soviet submariner Vasili Arkhipov, who refused to authorize a nuclear launch."
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"Stories of hospital ships and those who served on them, including the tragic story of the sinking of the Titanic's sister vessel, The Britannic."
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"The smallest ships of war, such as the tiny canoes of the Cockleshell Heroes who led an audacious attack on German ships, and the boats that rescued soldiers from Dunkirk."
Season 2 - Combat Ships
Season 3 - Combat Ships
2022-02-27
"A look at the game-changers of maritime combat-revolutionary ships and the groundbreaking designers behind them"
2022-03-06
"The vessels employed in the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval engagement contested in October 1805 in the Atlantic Ocean between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies."
2022-03-13
"The Battle of Inchon, an amphibious invasion and conflict within the Korean War, which resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command. It was one of the the riskiest amphibious assaults in history, in one of the world's most treacherous harbors."
2022-03-20
"The ships involved in the biggest naval deployments in recent history - Persian Gulf, Iran-Iraq War and Desert Storm."
2022-03-27
"Stories of naval ships that sank below the waves, from veterans who survived during the Falklands War to a hi-tech mission to solve a Second World War mystery."
2022-04-03
"A look at naval armaments through history, from cannon armed sailing ships to cutting-edge weapon technology destined for the next generation of combat ships"
2022-04-10
"A new breed of small-but-mighty high-speed torpedo crafts revolutionized naval technology and came to define the bloody battles of World War II."
2022-04-17
"Historians and U.S. military veterans discuss the small and powerful riverboats used to navigate waterways from the shallows of the American South to the winding canals of Vietnam."
Season 4 - Combat Ships
2023-03-26
"Larry Chambers makes a risky decision during the Vietnam War. Ernest Evans faces a formidable Japanese fleet during WWII, and enslaved steamship pilot, Robert Smalls, stages a daring escape."
2023-04-02
"Experts discuss nautical explosions, including an attack on the USS Westchester County during the Vietnam War, a collision in Canada during WWI and a nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean."
2023-04-09
"A black Merchant Marine in World War II forces the Navy to desegregate his ship, a teenage slave pressed into Royal Navy service finds himself in the thick of the Seven Years' War, and more."
2023-04-16
"American troops' determination to secure a vital airfield and preserve communications lines with Australia leads to a chaotic and deadly night battle in the Pacific theater of World War II."
2023-04-23
"Anti-war sentiment and racial unrest during the Vietnam War spark rebellions at sea, mutineers overthrow Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty, and a U.S. slave ship revolt ends in triumph."
2023-04-30
"The Navy captures an armed group of Somali pirates, a Coast Guard crew raids a drug-smuggling submarine, and Norwegian civilians in fishing boats outwit the Germans during World War II."
2023-05-07
"A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare."
2023-05-14
"French surveillance frigate Nivôse executes a plan to capture pirates off the coast of Somalia, and the U.S. retaliates after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor with the help of the USS Hornet."
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