‘These Incredible Historic Shipwrecks Are Still Visible! | Ghost Ships with Sam Willis’
In 2013, a survey around the UK identified 199 different assemblages of hulks, remains of craft. These included paddle ships, ferries, steamboats, sail ships, submarines and fishing boats.
All around the UK, in rivers and streams, and in the mud on the side of riverbeds are the remains of our maritime past, which helps us understand who were are today.
In this stunning documentary, historian and archaeologist Dr Sam Willis travels along the River Dart, from Totnes to Dartmouth, to explore the wreckage of ships of our maritime past.
Along the way Sam finds wreckage of an old Edwardian paddle steamer, a floating harbour used during the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and an 18th Century bathing house. He also stops off at the temporary residence of best-selling novelist and crime writer, Agatha Christie.
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Beautiful….
This is the best history documentary channel ever!! it’s a shame that the history channel doesn’t have documentaries like this anymore but thank you very much for continuing on such amazing history documentaries!! I’m a huge fan of American history anything from wars, presidential and world history, to shipwrecks, trains, to anything else historical. Thank you very much for making such amazing documentaries. I watched every single documentary that pops up on the screen from timeline and history hit network.
Really enjoyed this ! Thanks from Australia 👍
A terrific video History Hit, brilliant production and editing and very well presented by Sam. I've leaned so much from the few months as a subscriber to the channel. Many thanks for sharing.
He's a product of his time. Paddleboarding is the supervisors recreation.
Fascinating video, but some strange and distasteful comments made by the presenter. Commenting that Spaniards may have been happy to be enslaved in a foreign land, away from their families, following the capture of their ship; being happy that pleasure cruises for the presumably wealthy middle-to-upper classes continued whilst brave young men were dying needlessly in France; using the phrase "carve a piece of empire" with excitement, instead of reflection of what that actually meant. I like the content of what you show, but please be mindful of sugar-coating the grim parts of history.
That is a man confident in his paddle boarding ability.
Best video so far imo. Very emotional.
Lovely video! Most important takeaway for me is that I really ought to plan a boating holiday in Devon the next time I'm in England.
Honestly wanted to love this but the presenter is terrible! He's dull and boring
At first I thought, 'Well, shit, here's Dan affecting butchness in his kayak again." But no, it's some academic doing it this time.
Nice video You should add Hindi subtitles lots of love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳💞💞
Great video, what's the bet his wife picked him up so he didn't have to paddle back upriver!
You guys always make the most interesting videos. Thank you.
quality 💯💪
I definitely enjoyed the video and loved hearing about all the stories behind each of the wrecks. The only thing I would say is the music choices, which didnt seem to mix very well with what was being shown. But other than that, very good video chaps.
This should be on the history channel, not some ancient alien rubbish
Recently got a link handed from a mate with the Restored Jagdpanther… This channel here is epic and you earned a new subscriber. Love your work, much appreciated <3
Really interesting video, I’m a fan of what you guys have been doing on the channel.
Just wanted to mention as a stand up paddle board instructor, the PFD, leash and clothing choices aren’t appropriate for the conditions!
Age of covid ? The virus in not "AGE," it's a manmade sin intentionally put upon the world. Very enjoyable video, great narration. Thanks for posting…..
is it lack of money and/or interest that makes uk not preserve those vessels? it’s sad to see them just rot away
Good music in this, kudos to the composer.
Shipwrights and ship carpenters routinely did church roofing. The techniques are identical to making a ship.
Music at 12.22 a bit rough and breaks the peaceful ambiance of this video
The loss of things is not necessarily a sad tale. Few things were made to last forever, let alone ships.
If you’d like to see a bunch of sunken boats together and you’re anywhere Maryland look up Mallows Bay.
Most of them look like that on the Humber only there still at work
enjoying the documentary so far as I just got to the end of the first wreck. It would be helpful to learn if more details were given on how the shipwreck came to be here, what caused its demise & why it was just left behind & possibly not restored.
Any chance of somebody identifying the name of the first song and its composer?
Why didn’t you use a picture of the Kingswear castle instead of a generic paddle steamer images . Her successor is still working on the river, it would have been preferable to have a picture of her than what looked like the Waverley.
If I ever get to the UK I'd love to see the countryside. It's so picturesque. A lot nicer temperature than us at the moment. We're having a little heatwave he in south east Queensland Australia. 😀🤣 That just looks so relaxing. Would love to paddle my kayak along those waterways.