Monte Markham
narrator
The Great Ships (1996)
Season 2
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.
Released June 11, 1996
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Production Companies: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Network: History
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - 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.
Oct. 2, 1997, midnight
S2E2 - The Freighters
Oct. 9, 1997, midnight
S2E3 - The Delta Queen
Oct. 16, 1997, midnight
S2E4 - The Frigates
Oct. 23, 1997, midnight
S2E5 - 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.
Nov. 6, 1997, midnight
S2E6 - The Pirate Ships
A history brief of piracy through eighteen centuries, with emphasis on ship building and maneuvering in the eighteenth century.
Nov. 13, 1997, midnight
S2E7 - The Riverboats
Nov. 20, 1997, midnight
S2E8 - The Trawlers
Dec. 4, 1997, midnight
S2E9 - The Battleships
Dec. 11, 1997, midnight
S2E10 - The Schooners
Dec. 18, 1997, midnight
S2E11 - The Power Racers
Jan. 8, 1998, midnight
S2E12 - The Tankers
Jan. 15, 1998, midnight
S2E13 - The Amphibious Assault Ships
Jan. 22, 1998, midnight
S2E14 - High Tech, High Seas Navigation
Jan. 29, 1998, midnight
S2E15 - High Tech, High Seas Design and Construction
Feb. 5, 1998, midnight
Network: History
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: June 11, 1996
Last Air Date: Feb. 5, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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