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A look at the most famous wooden warships over the course of 500 years.

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Rescue Ships

A look at how the role of battleships changed over the course of the First and Second World Wars.

World Wars

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A look at how the art of deception was used by naval forces in the first half of the 20th century; in 1939, the German raider Atlantis is equipped with fake funnels, while its sailors dressed as women pushing prams to fool Allied merchant ships.

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