The Boats That Built Britain

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe takes a voyage through the history of British seafaring and puts some of the vessels featured in the programme through their paces

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Status	Ended
Original Name	The Boats That Built Britain
First Air Date	May 4, 2010
Last Air Date	May 19, 2010
Seasons	1
Episodes	6
Episode Runtime	30min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	Form Films
Networks	BBC Two BBC Four

S01E06

World War Two Landing Craft

Looking more like a skip than a boat, the LCVP, or Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel, won't win any prizes for beauty. Yet the craft did more to win World War II than any other piece of machinery.

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