Sunken Warships: Secrets from the Deep
Season 1
Naval battles from 20th century explored through archival footage, graphics, and interviews. Warships like cruisers, submarines, battleships, and their crews' fates revealed after being sunk by enemies during WWII conflicts across oceans.
Where to Watch Sunken Warships: Secrets from the Deep • Season 1
8 Episodes
- USS Phoenix/Ara General Belgrano: A Ship of Two NationsE5
USS Phoenix/Ara General Belgrano: A Ship of Two NationsOriginally launched in the United States, the light cruiser USS Phoenix survived the attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941 and went on to play a vital but unsung role in World War Two. Following the conflict, she was sold to the Argentine government and was eventually renamed the General Belgrano. By 1982, the much-updated cruiser was part of an Argentine naval force tasked with defending the newly conquered Falkland Islands from the British. But she was torpedoed and sunk by Royal Navy submarine HMS Conqueror, a decision which caused outrage at the time and remains controversial to this very day. - HMS Barham: Catastrophe and CoverupE7
HMS Barham: Catastrophe and CoverupWhen she was launched in 1914, HMS Barham was one of the most powerful battleships afloat - and she would prove her worth to the Royal Navy over two world wars. Deployed across the globe, she saw action in Africa and played a key role at the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean. But her distinguished career was finally brought to an end in 1941 by a torpedo from a German U-boat. News of her sinking was suppressed to protect the British public's morale. But that embargo was broken by a "psychic medium" who became the last woman in Britain tried for witchcraft.
