About this season
Mighty Ships is a documentary television program produced by Exploration Production Inc. in Canada. It is aired on Discovery Channel Canada and also broadcast around the world. The series follows various types of vessels on a journey, showing viewers how the ship and its crew operates. This series was started after the success of a one off special on the Discovery Channel entitled Mighty Ships: Queen Mary 2.
Episodes (6)
1. G.O. SARS
Aired 6 July 2010 • 60 min
G.O. SARS is a new generation of marine research vessel. Her vibration-and noise-damped diesel generators and propellers driven by direct current motors, emits 99% less noise than any other conventional ship. They offer scientists unprecedented access to the life in the world's oceans.
2. Africa Mercy
Aired 14 July 2010 • 60 min
Africa Mercy is the world's largest NGO hospital ship. She travels port to port in the world's poorest regions providing medical care to people who may have never met a doctor or visited a hospital. 150m long and equipped with six state-of-the-art operating theatres, Africa Mercy can deliver medical care as good as any big city hospital in North America.
3. Cristóbal Colón
Aired 21 June 2010 • 60 min
The Cristobal Colon dredges millions of cubic metres of sand from the seabed for a construction site in Germany.
4. USS Kentucky
Aired 28 July 2010 • 60 min
An unprecedented look at nuclear-powered submarine USS Kentucky.
5. Oasis of the Seas
Aired 4 August 2010 • 60 min
The largest and most revolutionary cruise ship on Earth makes her maiden voyage.
6. MV Solitaire
Aired 11 June 2010 • 60 min
Solitaire is the only ship in the world capable of laying huge 30 inch diameter pipes on the ocean floor. Her crew of 420 work 24/7 and can lay down 9km of pipeline a day. Led by a vessel management team, the crew is made up of mariners and welders from all over the world.