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. Norwegian Epic
Aired 20 July 2011 • 60 min
The Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat with more than 20 bars and restaurants and pool decks that transform into nightclubs.
2. North Star
Aired 27 July 2011 • 60 min
The Roll-On/Roll-Off (Ro-Ro) ship North Star is one of the only links between Alaska and the continental U.S. So far this winter, her captain, Richard Cadigan, has delivered everything from food to building supplies to pickup trucks from Seattle to Anchorage on time - within a short 72-hour window.
3. Le Boreal
Aired 3 August 2011 • 60 min
Le Boreal is as sleek and nimble as a yacht, with the luxurious appointments and service of a cruise ship. She's also tough - custom-crafted to take on the furious weather and towering waves of the Southern Ocean
4. FPSO Maersk Peregrino
Aired 10 August 2011 • 60 min
The FPSO Maersk Peregrino is the world's biggest oil production ship and is permanently hooked up at the Peregrino oil field.
5. Umiak I
Aired 17 August 2011 • 60 min
Umiak I is the world's most powerful ice-breaking carrier, hauling mining equipment from Quebec City to Labrador and returning with nickel concentrate.
6. USS Gravely
Aired 24 August 2011 • 60 min
The U.S. Navy's newest ship, a guided missile destroyer, goes through testing with its crew in preparation for deployment.