Worlds Greatest Ships

The popular British engineer and adventurer Rob Bell explores the inner history of ships that changed our world Climbing onto their weathered structures and retelling stories of sailors who ventured into treacherous seas he highlights the inventions and circumstances that defined these legendary ships History comes to life in stories of iconic ships Cutty Sark Mary Rose Titanic and more

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S1 E5 - Nelsons Victory
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Admiral Nelsons personal flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar was the largest warship in the world with firepower equivalent to a whole army on land Its construction included the felling of 6000 oak trees for planking and 27 miles of rope rigging Her most famous captain Nelson was renowned as much for scandal as for his dazzling military leadership
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S1 E6 - HMS Belfast
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This the story of the only surviving British warship to bombard the Normandy coast on DDay Host Rob Bell clambers aboard experiencing firsthand the awesome power of its guns He gets a taste of life on board from the daily tot of rum to the hammocks and officers cabins He relives the Battle of North Cape where Belfast took on the mighty German battleship Scharnhorst
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