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Hero Ships

History · 2008

Last aired: S1 E13, USS Laffey · 2008-07-21

From the ship nicknamed "Old Ironsides" to today's nuclear-powered marvels, these U.S. Navy legends and their crews have made a name for themselves as some of the most impressive fighting vessels in history. Admired at home and abroad, each has their own story to tell. Watch to find out why they're called Hero Ships.

Cast

Beau Billingslea Narrator

Season 1

E1 LST 325 2008-05-26 · 60 min "Landing Ship Tanks" weren't deemed noble enough to have names. They were not thought of as warships even though they were the first floating metal to touch beaches in engagements from North Africa to the Philippines. But, from D Day to Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the history of these ships is one of an unsung hero. Their story exemplifies the collective saga of a design class that had no military precedent before laying the first keel in June 1942.

E2 USS Arizona 2008-05-26 · 60 min

E3 USS Enterprise 2008-05-26 · 60 min

E4 USS Samuel B. Roberts 2008-05-30 · 60 min

E5 USS Constitution 2008-06-01 · 60 min

E6 USS Nautilus 2008-06-08 · 60 min

E7 USS Yorktown 2008-06-08 · 60 min Two magnificent ships carried the same great name: the original CV-5 was a martyred hero of the Second World War's two pivotal battles, the Coral Sea and Midway, sinking several Japanese carriers, and its successor, the CV-10, went on to avenge its destroyed namesake assaulting Japanese-held island fortresses through the remainder of the War.

E8 USS Hornet 2008-06-15 · 60 min One of the most heroic ships of World War II, CV-8 served as the flight deck for the Doolittle Tokyo raid, and its successor, the CV-12, endured 16 months of non-stop combat action, coming within 40 miles of Japan and setting incredible wartime records. Those feats include: an amazing 10 pilots reaching "Ace in One Day" status; over 1,400 enemy planes destroyed; and an impressive number of Hellcat pilots who became aces.

E9 SS Jeremiah O'Brien 2008-06-17 · 60 min

E10 USS Texas 2008-06-22 · 60 min

E11 USS New Jersey 2008-06-29 · 60 min

E12 USS New York 2008-07-13 · 60 min This episode reveals how the latest ship to be named "USS New York" was assembled. As an amphibious transport dock, it is one of the most technologically advanced vessels in America's arsenal and is reinforced with steel from the World Trade Center towers. Its predecessor, the battleship USS New York, born in 1911, was present during the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flo in 1918. Later modernized, it fought a two-ocean war in World War II.

E13 USS Laffey 2008-07-21 · 60 min

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