Smithsonian Channel 2017 - 2023 4 seasons 34 eps 18+ Returning series

Combat Ships

2017 - 2023 4 seasons 34 eps 18+

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43 min

S4 · E1 · Mar 26, 2023

Courageous Captains Episode 1

Larry Chambers makes a risky decision during the Vietnam War. Ernest Evans faces a formidable Japanese fleet during WWII, and enslaved steamship pilot, Robert Smalls, stages a daring escape.

7.3 · You

43 min

S4 · E2 · Apr 2, 2023

Explosion! Episode 2

Experts discuss nautical explosions, including an attack on the USS Westchester County during the Vietnam War, a collision in Canada during WWI and a nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean.

6.8 · You

43 min

S4 · E3 · Apr 9, 2023

Hidden Figures Episode 3

A black Merchant Marine in World War II forces the Navy to desegregate his ship, a teenage slave pressed into Royal Navy service finds himself in the thick of the Seven Years' War, and more.

45 min

S4 · E4 · Apr 16, 2023

Heroes of Guadalcanal Episode 4

American troops' determination to secure a vital airfield and preserve communications lines with Australia leads to a chaotic and deadly night battle in the Pacific theater of World War II.

45 min

S4 · E5 · Apr 23, 2023

Mutiny Episode 5

Anti-war sentiment and racial unrest during the Vietnam War spark rebellions at sea, mutineers overthrow Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty, and a U.S. slave ship revolt ends in triumph.

45 min

S4 · E6 · Apr 30, 2023

Smugglers and Pirates Episode 6

The Navy captures an armed group of Somali pirates, a Coast Guard crew raids a drug-smuggling submarine, and Norwegian civilians in fishing boats outwit the Germans during World War II.

45 min

S4 · E7 · May 7, 2023

Record Breakers Episode 7

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.

45 min

S4 · E8 · May 14, 2023

Lightning Strikes Episode 8

French surveillance frigate Nivôse executes a plan to capture pirates off the coast of Somalia, and the U.S. retaliates after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor with the help of the USS Hornet.

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Combat Ships