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The twentieth century bore witness to some of the most devastating naval battles in history. From the Arctic Sea to the South Pacific, colossal battleships met in desperate conflict alongside aircraft carriers, submarines and fleets of destroyers. But many of these ocean titans did not survive. They were destroyed by gunfire, torpedoes, and bombs, often with catastrophic loss of life. Through rarely seen archive, modern graphics, and exclusive interviews and analysis, this series explores eight of these amazing ships and the fates of those who served on them. From the brave British cruiser lost carrying Stalin's gold, to an American submarine that vanished beneath the waves, these sunken warships all have secrets to be revealed and incredible stories to tell.
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Episode 1
45 mins
In a short but dramatic career the Nazi battleship Scharnhorst became one of the most feared warships of the Second World War. She sank the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and became the scourge of Allied Convoys in the North Atlantic. Then, when under threat of destruction, Scharnhorst escaped back to Germany through the English Channel in one of the most audacious naval operations in the entire war. But her luck would finally run out in the freezing waters of the Arctic, in a deadly battle with the British battleship Duke of York.





