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  • AzorianAzorian : The Raising of the K-129

    Tells the story of the sinking of Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 in 1968 and the United State’s recovery in 1974.

  • The Galloping GhostThe Galloping Ghost : The Extraordinary Life of Submarine Legend Eugene Fluckey

    Carl LaVo.

  • Submarine StoriesSubmarine Stories : Recollections from the Diesel Boats

    Paul Stillwell.

  • Hunt for the USS AlligatorHunt for the USS Alligator : Navy’s First Sub

    Join the hunt for a lost piece of American Civil War history. Commissioned in 1862, the USS Alligator was the first military submarine put into service by the U.S. Navy. A bit of a novelty amidst the relatively low-tech ships of the 19th century, the submersible was designed to protect the Union’s wooden-hulled blockade ships from the threat of the Confederacy’s formidable Ironclads. However, while en route to assist in the capture of Charleston, North Carolina, the Alligator was lost in bad weather – less than a year after she had been commissioned.

  • Modern MarvelsModern Marvels. Sub Disasters

    It has sometimes been said that the sea is a more hostile environment than space, yet the U.S. Navy has not lost a submarine in over forty years. But when the crew of a modern submarine hear the command to dive, they know that danger is never far away.

  • America’s first frogmanAmerica’s first frogman : the Draper Kauffman story

    Bush, Elizabeth K., 1922-

  • Deep Sea DetectivesDeep Sea Detectives Death of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    On November 10th, 1975, the iron-ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald joined the ranks of Lake Superior’s victims, succumbing to 30-foot waves and 95 mph winds just 17 miles from the coast, taking the lives of all 29 members of her crew. Explore the fate of the ship that became a legend, diving more than 500 feet in icy waters to examine the 729-foot wreck for clues to her final minutes. Includes footage from over 20 years of dives on the site.

  • Deep Sea DetectivesDeep Sea Detectives : S-5 Doomed Sub

    On August 30, 1920, the S-5--the Navy’s newest, largest and most modern submarine--left Boston on a combination recruiting trip and shakeout tour. As the sub was performing a simulated "crash dive," the 231-foot-long hull suddenly started to fill with water. Four minutes later, she was on the ocean floor, 180 feet down. DEEP SEA DETECTIVES draws on survivor’s accounts and naval files to reveal what happened next. With no way to signal for help, and with pumps unable to keep up with the rush of the incoming water, the captain had to take desperate measures to save his crew. Incredibly, he managed to get the crippled vessel to the surface and his men off, but for the S-5 herself it was a return trip. S-5: DOOMED SUB dives on the wreck off the New Jersey coast and visits the Navy’s Submarine Center for a harrowing session in the "Wet Trainer" to show what the crew experienced on that fateful journey.

  • Rainbow FishRainbow Fish: Tails from the Sea

    4 stories on video. Life under the sea can be lots of fun- but sometimes things don’t go as planned! When Rainbow and his friends face a whole new set of challenges- from a trip to the dentist, to a field trip with the school bully, to a new baby sister and a string of bad luck- they learn that difficult situations can often lead to the most important discoveries of all.

  • Raising the HunleyRaising the Hunley: The Resurrection of the Civil War Submarine

    Plunge into one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the American Civil War as National Geographic goes in search of the truth about the ill-fated Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley. Considered the ultimate secret weapon by some, a seagoing coffin by others, the legendary warship will break its 136-year silence at last in Raising the Hunley.

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