Combat Ships

Season 4

A documentary series on combat ships through the ages, from the 16th century to the present day.
8 Episodes
  • Courageous Captains
    E1
    Episode 1Courageous CaptainsLarry 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.
  • Explosion!
    E2
    Episode 2Explosion!We feature the most spectacular maritime explosions ever. They include the sinking of a British Battleship, the demolition of a Nazi mega structure, the mining of an LST in Vietnam and the power of an atomic blast on a battleship fleet.
  • Hidden Figures
    E3
    Episode 3Hidden FiguresA 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.
  • Heroes of Guadalcanal
    E4
    Episode 4Heroes of GuadalcanalAmerican 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.
  • Mutiny
    E5
    Episode 5MutinyAnti-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.
  • Smugglers and Pirates
    E6
    Episode 6Smugglers and PiratesThe 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.
  • Record Breakers
    E7
    Episode 7Record BreakersA look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.
  • Lightning Strikes
    E8
    Episode 8Lightning StrikesFrench 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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