The Great Ships

A series from the History Channel that explores the great ships in history.

1996 · 45m · TMDB 7.5/10 (2 votes)

Documentary

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About The Great Ships

From ancient ships to modern carriers, THE GREAT SHIPS lets you step on board to explore the design, construction, technology and armaments of history's great vessels of war and peace.

Status
Ended
TMDB rating
7.5/10 from 2 votes
Seasons
2
Episodes
30

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

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Season 2

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S2 E145 min

The Destroyers

Knifing through the waves, destroyers are amongst the fastest and most deadly warships ever built. Mounting a powerful arsenal of offensive and defensive weapons, they can serve equally well as escorts for other vessels or as formidable attack ships in their own right. From their humble beginnings as stripped-down vessels designed exclusively to destroy torpedo boats, through the WWII models battling the U-boat 'wolf packs' in the North Atlantic to the most modern versions each now more powerful than a whole squadron of WWI dreadnoughts.

S2 E245 min

The Freighters

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S2 E345 min

The Delta Queen

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S2 E445 min

The Frigates

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S2 E545 min

The Ironclads

With their menacing dark silhouettes belching fire and smoke, the Ironclad warships of the mid 19th century burst onto the naval scene like hulking metal monsters. Combining iron plating, steam propulsion and the biggest and most powerful guns afloat, the Ironclads represented a radical advance over all previous warships. Although pioneered by the French and British with ships like HMS Warrior, today they are best remembered for the part they played in the American Civil War.

S2 E645 min

The Pirate Ships

A history brief of piracy through eighteen centuries, with emphasis on ship building and maneuvering in the eighteenth century.

S2 E745 min

The Riverboats

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S2 E845 min

The Trawlers

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S2 E945 min

The Battleships

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S2 E1045 min

The Schooners

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S2 E1145 min

The Power Racers

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S2 E1245 min

The Tankers

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S2 E1345 min

The Amphibious Assault Ships

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S2 E1445 min

High Tech, High Seas Navigation

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S2 E1545 min

High Tech, High Seas Design and Construction

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