Time Team Special: Lost Submarines of World War I | Classic Special (Full Episode) 2013

Tony and Phil, putting the band back together.

I never saw this the first time around in 2013, so was delighted to see it this evening. 👍

So happy to see Tony and Phil back on the team. I've seen every episode ever made and it just wasn't the same without the 2 of them.

What a pleasure to see Sir Tony and of course Mr Harding.

In the mid-1980's I worked on a project to ressurect several of the battery cells recovered from the Holland 1. After cannibalisation of the more damaged cells for replacement parts, repairs, cleaning and flushing, I managed to get a couple of them worked-up to around 25% of their original capacity of around 800 Ah, after 70 odd years underwater. I believe that thease were eventually returned to the museum.

I've been watching time team for years and years. Possibly since the start of the show. I went to college to study archaeology and loved it. Somewhere along the line life got in the way and I never became an archaeologist. But instead got behind the camera. Working for woodcut media making history documentaries. Now I'm a videographer and editor. Would love to know how I could get involved if possible. Possibly working on episodes.

After visiting the Fremantle Maritime Museum and taking the colins class submarine tour , I learnt how amazing these machines were capable to function . Just amazing and an honour to board one . Thank you time team for showing the very first Subs . Great lesson

I remember getting into trouble in primary school, age 5 or 6 (Mum remembers it better than me). Because I didn't follow instructions during art. We were to paint flowers into a printed vase. I instead painted a load of brown, covered parts of the vase (missing parts) and added cracks. Apparently I came out of school balling my eyes out. Mum wanted to know what was wrong. The teacher (Who I still like 20 years on) thought "Time team" was some made up children's noncense (uncultuired) and I simply couldn't follow instructions to put in the flower, that had decomposed long ago xD So glad I found the YT channel. It was quite literally my childhood (along with How It's Made).

How have I just learnt that Time Team has a YouTube channel 😅!! Amazing

If you discover a Frog on board one of these Submarines... That's the Toad Array

Thanks for making CSS Hunley one of your examples of early sub-warfare; it was lost with all hands after making the first successful attack on a surface ship. The sub and its crew were recovered and the men received a full Confederate States burial.

Drachinifel has recently done a video on the history of countering the U-boat menace. Well worth watching.

The sinking of three British Cruisers deserves a bit of detail. Action was on 22 September 1914. U-9 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen sank HMS Aboukir, HMS Cressy, and HMS Hogue with the loss of 1,459 sailors. Site is about 40 Miles west of Den Helder in the Netherlands.

This was an awesome episode. Should be part of school curriculum to understand the history, history of engineering and world war history of our world.

We really like these classics.

I really enjoyed this Time Team video. Great history explained by Sir Tony and Phil Harding. How did I miss this one? ❤️🙏❤️

Watched this last night. Just outstanding. Life is good again with new Time Team episodes hosted by Tony and and Phil.

Submariners are an amazing breed, special people. I couldn't do it.

Not much secret about BUTEC. Years ago I piloted Pisces manned submersibles operated by Vickers Oceanics out of Kyle of Lochalsh to recover aircraft and submarine launched torpedoes that failed to surface after test firing. We located them by homing in on their acoustic pingers and used a specialized torpedo claw to return them to the surface. The test range was a marvel in itself with the ability to track torpedoes during their runs. Some of the air drop failures were spectacular and few pieces were recoverable. There is at least one torpedo stuck in an underwater cliffside on the east side of Raasay which we tried for weeks to locate until the pinger battery finally died.

It's curious to think that Conan Doyle published his 42nd Surlock Holmes story the Bruce-Partington Plans, in December 1908! SIX years before WW1 started. Even then the Submarine was being described as a game changer. By the American Civil war it was clear this technology was important.