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Naval Legends: Arctic convoys Episode Arctic convoys were exceedingly dangerous! Storms and fogs were frequent in Arctic waters. Ice was all around you. And don’t forget about German submarines! Child:
Naval Legends: USS Midway Episode USS Midway was an engineering marvel when it was commissioned right at the end of World War II. It took 5 years to design, 90 tons of blueprints, only 17 months to build. Midway tu… Child:
Naval Legends: USS Iowa Episode She was also known as "The Big Stick" and "The Grey Ghost." "Our Liberties We Prize, Our Right We Will Maintain", so says the motto of USS Iowa. You know there has to be some inter… Child:
Naval Legends: The Unsinkable Clevelands Episode A total of 27 ships were built. Every three or four months new cruisers were commissioned and sent straight to the Pacific War. Some of them were seriously damaged in battle, but n… Child:
Naval Legends: Aurora Cruiser Episode To walk the decks of the cruiser Aurora is to know Russian history. Aurora made an epic transoceanic voyage and fought in the disastrous Battle of Tsushima, served in World War I,… Child:
Naval Legends: ORP Błyskawica Episode She sailed almost 140,000 miles, took part in over 100 patrol missions and battles, and escorted over 90 convoys during World War II. Now she is preserved as a museum ship in Gdyni… Child:
Naval Legends: USS Hornet Episode USS Hornet aircraft carrier is known as one of the luckiest of the American World War II ships. She fought in 59 battles and was never hit by a bomb, never hit by a torpedo, never… Child:
Naval Legends: Bofors and Oerlikon Episode The Allies produced over 300,000 of the Swiss-designed Oerlikon Gun and mounted dozens on their ships. It's estimated the Bofors Gun shot down more aircraft than all other guns com…
