Combat Ships - Season 4
1 - Courageous Captains
Air Date: March 26, 2023
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.
2 - Explosion!
Air Date: April 2, 2023
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.
3 - Hidden Figures
Air Date: April 9, 2023
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.
4 - Heroes of Guadalcanal
Air Date: April 16, 2023
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.
5 - Mutiny
Air Date: April 23, 2023
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.
6 - Smugglers and Pirates
Air Date: April 30, 2023
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.
7 - Record Breakers
Air Date: May 7, 2023
A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.
8 - Lightning Strikes
Air Date: May 14, 2023
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.