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Ships That Changed The World Season 1 Episodes

  • 2008-2008
  • 1 Season
  • BBC One
  • Documentary, Travel
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This series tells the history of three great ships, the Titanic, the Bismarck, and the TS Canberra, that mirror the history of the century.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 2008 - 2008

Episode 1

Titanic and the Race for the Atlantic

Wed, Feb 6, 2008 0 mins

In the late nineteenth century, European engineers vied to produce the most immense ship on the global stage, the title eventually earned by the Irish-German Harland and Wolff shipbuilders with their most noteworthy vessel, the Titanic.

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Episode 2

Ships At War

Wed, Feb 13, 2008 0 mins

The sinking of the Hood in 1941 – symbolic flagship of the British fleet - was a huge blow, and Churchill retaliated by ordering the sinking of the Bismarck. This tale became a symbol of Britain's defiance in the Second World War.

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Episode 3

From The Sea To The Air

Wed, Feb 20, 2008 0 mins

The race to restore the huge quantities of merchant shipping sunk during the war reinvigorated the shipyard. However, the age of the luxury liner was over. In the 1980's, the Canberra, a liner, was being deployed to the Falklands during that conflict.

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