In a short but dramatic career, the Nazi battleship Scharnhorst became one of the most feared warships of the Second World War. Scharnhorst sank the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and became the scourge of Allied Convoys.

The loss of the Skipjack-class nuclear powered submarine USS Scorpion is one of the greatest maritime mysteries of the 20th Century. After she disappeared in 1968, a search and rescue operation located the wreck at a depth of just under 10,000 feet.

British light cruiser HMS Edinburgh was assigned the dangerous mission of escorting an Arctic convoy to the Soviet Union. However, on her trip home, laden with Russian gold, the warship was attacked by a German U-boat.

USS Nevada was a legend in the United States Navy. Despite her exemplary service, at the end of the war, USS Nevada was selected as a target ship for atomic bomb tests. However, even a nuclear bomb couldn't sink it.

Through never before seen archive footage, exclusive interviews, and insightful analysis, uncover the secrets behind remarkable warships, explore their power, and examine the spectacular actions that led to their doom.

The German warship Bismarck terrified British naval planners. It turns out that they had a good reason to fear. In 1941, the battleship destroyed the Royal Navy's most famous cruiser, HMS Hood.