Great British Royal Ships

tv show

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2 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired May 19, 2017

Overview

Rob Bell looks at the history of two famous vessels with links to the British Royal Family, revealing some little known facts about each of them.

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The Queen Mary: Our Royals at Sea

Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 45m

Air Date

May 26, 2017

Overview

Part two of two. Rob Bell examines RMS Queen Mary, the most famous ocean liner ever built and the first merchant naval ship ever to have been launched by a reigning sovereign. Built in the throes of the Great Depression, the Queen Mary lifted a nation out of an economic slump and re-established Britain as the greatest shipbuilding nation on Earth. Rob discovers how the vessel would come to represent the golden age of ocean passage and epitomise 1930s style and elegance - even going on to capture the prestigious Blue Riband for the fastest Transatlantic passage.