Abandoned: Expedition Shipwreck
Experts follow investigations to uncover new details about the most epic and infamous wrecks from history.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Science Channel
- Documentary
Experts follow investigations to uncover new details about the most epic and infamous wrecks from history.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Nuclear Wrecks
Thu, Aug 5, 2021 42 mins
The remains of five warships could reveal new insights into how the nuclear arms race changed the world forever, using 3D sonar scan technology, an expert team of marine scientists investigate the catastrophic effects of atomic explosions at sea.
Episode 2
Danger Ahead
Thu, Aug 12, 2021 42 mins
The shipwrecks of the Empress and the El Faro remain a mystery of the sea, so experts explore these ships to find out what set them on the path to catastrophe.
Episode 3
Assassins of the Deep
Thu, Aug 19, 2021 42 mins
The wreckage of three German U-boats are eroding at the bottom of the sea along with the stories behind their disastrous fate; now, a team of maritime archaeologists race to locate the submarines and solve the mystery behind their deadly demise.
Episode 4
Last Days of the Battleships
Thu, Aug 26, 2021 42 mins
The USS Arizona and the HMS Hood were two of the most powerful warships in history, but their weaknesses paid a fatal price; experts investigate evidence that may reveal why the age of the battleship has come to a sudden and violent end. Also studied are Bismarck, HMS Prince of Wales, and Yamato.
Episode 5
Attack at Sea
Thu, Sep 2, 2021 42 mins
The aerial bombardment of the Japanese fleet at Truk Lagoon sinking 40+ ships and the Soviet torpedo strike of the German ocean liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea killing 9,000 passengers are two of the most shocking attacks of WWII; now, expert divers explore these underwater graveyards for new evidence of these maritime conflicts.
Episode 6
Lost Fleet of WWI
Thu, Sep 9, 2021 42 mins
More than 50 massive warships of the German High Seas Fleet were scuttled in a matter of hours in the Scottish natural harbor of Scapa Flow during WWI. Thirty-eight were later salvaged. Now, marine archaeologists use cutting-edge tech to explore one of the greatest acts of defiance in wartime history.
Episode 7
Fail Invasions
Thu, Sep 16, 2021 42 mins
The defeat of the Spanish Armada and annihilation of the Allied fleet in WWI are failed invasions of naval warfare; now, expert divers investigate to reveal the catastrophic failure of these seaborne missions.
Episode 8
Collision Course
42 mins
Three historical collisions expose the volatile risks at sea and how they have shaped today's technological advancements; now, maritime researchers explore the remnants of these shipwrecks to uncover what happened in their fatal, final moments.
Episode 9
Scotland's Sea Secrets
42 mins
For over a century, the stories and wrecks of HMS Hampshire off the Orkney Islands and HMS Vanguard in Scapa Flow continue to be shrouded in mystery; two research teams are granted special access to investigate and uncover what happened to these WWI warships in their final moments.
Episode 10
Toxic Wrecks
42 mins
As shipwrecks of World War II continue to erode in the sea, their toxic cargoes continue to pose a catastrophic threat. Now, experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate and reveal the potential impact of these noxious underwater dangers. Examined are: Operation Davy Jones' Locker: the Allied post-war sea disposal of captured German chemical weapons; the SS Richard Montgomery, a Liberty ship sunk in the Thames Estuary, near Sheerness, England with 1,500 tons of explosives; and the Norwegian SS Skytteren scuttled off Måseskär, Sweden with 170 tons of oil on board.