Episode
Expedition Unknown: Great Lakes' Vanished Warships
Overview
Diving into Lake Superior, Josh has brand-new intel that may finally solve a 100-year-old mystery: the resting place of two WW1 minesweepers. On their way to combat German mines in the Atlantic, the warships sank and took the lives of 79 sailors.
Details
- Series
- Expedition Unknown
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2023-06-21
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Great Lakes' Vanished Warships is Episode 5 in Season 12 of Expedition Unknown. It aired on 2023-06-21. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 4: Treasure of the Pirate King
Risking life and limb, Josh finds treasure from the greatest score in pirate history. The most feared pirate of his time, Henry Avery stole a fortune worth more than $100 million today. Josh leaps into the frigid North Atlantic to recover Avery’s riches.
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