In this six-part series, War Machines combines archive and original material to tell the amazing, and sometimes amusing, story of man’s determination to kill. This episode focuses on humanities quest to rule the waves as we look at some of the greatest battleships, submarines and aircraft carriers in history.

"War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts.

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00:00 Intro
02:13 Iowa Battleship
04:25 Bismarck
06:50 Queen Elizabeth
09:00 Arleigh Burke
10:40 Los Angeles Submarine
12:18 U-Boat
14:56 Nuclear Submarine
17:17 Type VII U-Boat
20:27 George Washington
23:04 Battle Cruiser
25:20 Guided Missile Cruiser
27:42 British Destroyer
30:25 Torpedo
32:00 American Destroyers
38:00 USS Enterprise
39:50 Aircraft Carriers
42:15 USS Hornet
42:25 Forrestal-Class
46:00 HMS Ark Royal
48:50 USS Nimitz

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