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The 20th century has seen some of the largest and most devastating naval battles in history. Warships symbolised a nation's power on the world stage, watched by an awe inspired public and press. However, many of these ocean titans were to become victims of the conflict.
2023
Nazi battleship Scharnhorst became one of the most feared ships of WWII, becoming the scourge of Allied Convoys and sinking Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Glorious.
Examining the loss of the Skipjack-class nuclear powered submarine USS Scorpion; one of the greatest maritime mysteries of the 20th Century.
Light cruiser HMS Edinburgh was to escort an Arctic convoy to the Soviet Union. On her trip home, laden with Russian gold, the warship was attacked by a German U-boat.
Despite her exemplary service, at the end of the war, USS Nevada was selected as a target ship for atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. But even a nuclear bomb couldn't sink it.
2024
Formerly light cruiser USS Phoenix but sold to Argentinia after World War II, the renamed General Belgrano was controversially torpedoed during the Falklands Conflict.
In The Royal Navy, HMS Exeter has become synonymous with bravery and sacrifice but her luck didn't last. Severely damaged by an enemy shell, she was sunk in shark-infested waters.
The German warship Bismarck terrified British naval planners - and with good reason. In 1941, the battleship destroyed the Royal Navy's most famous cruiser, HMS Hood.
When launched, HMS Barham was one of the most powerful battleships afloat but her distinguished career was brought to an end in 1941 by a torpedo from a German U-boat.
