Ships That Changed The World

Season 1
The series combines CGI visual effects with thrilling archive footage and features appearances from boats such as RMS Titanic, HMS Dreadnaught and many more. Discover how the fortunes of nations were won, and lost, at sea. Ships That Changed the World is a fascinating three-part series which explores how the history of the 20th century was defined by the iconic vessels of the age.
IMDb 6.920083 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Titanic and the Race for the Atlantic
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    January 1, 2008
    40min
    13+
    Gigantic sea-faring vessels were the pride and joy of late 19th century Europe. An Irish-German alliance of entrepreneurs saw the founding of ship-builders Harland and Wolff in Belfast, fueling the city's industry. Despite disasters such as the Titanic, ship designs became increasingly utilitarian as inter-European tensions increased, epitomized by the arrival of the Dreadnaught in 1906.
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  2. S1 E2 - Ships at War
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    January 1, 2008
    40min
    13+
    The arrival of menacing German U-Boats in international waters rewrote the rulebook on maritime conflict, and so Britain began rapidly converting its merchant vessels into battleships. Sea battles such as those at Cornell and Jutland saw the two empire's differing approaches put to the test - pitting Germany's sub-surface sneak attacks and strong defenses against Britain's brute force.
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  3. S1 E3 - From the Sea to the Air
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    January 1, 2008
    40min
    13+
    Harland and Wolff weathered a difficult post-war period of internal turmoil and global depression. But as the world crept towards a second global conflict, renewed demand revitalized the shipbuilder's fortunes. The British Navy required an imposing fleet, as Germany's Scharnhorst and Gneisenau patrolled the seas. But the advent of the aerial age consigned ships to a subservient role.
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Violencesmoking
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Directors
David Starkey
Producers
Tim CollinsMichael Appleton
Cast
Tim Collins
Studio
Total Content Digital
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