Military/War Shipwrecks Episodes

The scattered parties of the USS Jeannette struggle to survive in the remote Siberian wilderness.

The USS Jeannette is one of the most tragic polar expeditions in maritime history.

Japanese Hell Ships were notoriously brutal POW transport ships of World War 2.

The USS Narcissus sank in 1866 during a storm at the mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida.

A daring naval manuever rescued the crew of HMS Rockingham on 27 September, 1944.

Violet Jessop survived three maritime disasters including the sinkings of Titanic and Britannic.

HMHS Britannic struck a German mine and sank on 21 November, 1916, during World War 1.

The Battle of Jutland was the only full scale WWI naval battle between the British Royal Navy and the German High Seas Fleet.

The Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk by a Soviet submarine on Jan 30, 1945, killing almost 10,000 people.

Scott Baxter was part of the search and rescue mission for the Marine Electric.

The H.L. Hunley sunk the USS Housatonic in 1864.

Three men were hanged for mutiny on board the USS Somers on December 1, 1842.

On the evening of January 28, 1980 the United States Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn was leaving Tampa Bay when it collided with the SS Capricorn, killing 23 Coast Guardsman.

On October 9, 1862, David Henry White was kidnapped at sea from the United States merchant ship Tonawanda by Captain Raphael Semmes of the CSS Alabama. The young man was from a free, black family of Lewes, Delaware, and was e...

Ships of the Crusades Joining me for this episode is Dr. Nicholas Morton, Associate Professor with the School of Arts and Humanities at Nottingham Trent University. Dr. Morton has written many books, including The Mongol Stor...

The Catastrophic Collision that Shattered a City: The Halifax Explosion of 1917.

History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 2)

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 1)

From History Daily, hosted by Lindsay Graham, The Sinking of the Laconia. Get ad-free access to History Daily, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, and many other fantastic history podcasts, on the Into History podcast channel. Subscribe...

Subscribe to Into History for ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Get access to this, and many more history podcasts. Subscribe at IntoHistory.com/shipwreckspod . PJ Ornot is a retired United States Coast Guard Rescue ...

During World War 2 the British Royal Navy battled the Vichy French in Africa.

The Battle of Ushant took place between British and French ships during the American War of Independence.

John Paul Jones was a Scottish born mariner and captain whose name became synonymous with courage, strategic brilliance, and unwavering determination. But to some, he was a murderous traitor. He is widely regarded as one of t...