The Hunt for Eagle 56 — Season 1, Episode 1: Lost to History
Documentary • 51 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
A group of divers discovers portions of the long-lost WWII patrol ship USS Eagle PE-56 off the coast of Maine.
About The Hunt for Eagle 56
On April 23, 1945, the U.S. Navy warship USS Eagle 56 exploded off the coast of Portland, Maine due to a malfunction of the ship's boilers...or so the official report said. A civilian-led dive expedition attempts to discover the lost wreckage and find out what really happened, uncovering fresh clues, startling eyewitness accounts, and a possible cover-up.