Season 1 · Episode 5 of 10
Aired Jul 19, 2017
Torpedo Boats at War
Wed, Jul 19, 2017
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42 min
Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, AppleTV, Amazon + 1 more
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In the late 1800s, the invention of the self-propelled torpedo incited a revolution in ship design. Navies needed new vessels to fire them and to defend against them. Enter torpedo boats--fast, lightweight ships that would play a big role in both World Wars. Examine some of these sophisticated speedsters, from the German S-boats, which turned one D-Day rehearsal into a very real battle, the MTB 102, the smallest vessel to ever serve as a Royal Navy flagship, and the PT 109, which made a hero of a young JFK.
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Wed, Jul 19, 2017
42 min
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Combat Ships
34 episodes
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S1 · E5
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