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Mega-Carrier: The Construction of the USS George HW Bush

Genres: Documentary, Specials

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Mega-Carrier: The Construction of the USS George HW Bush is a two-hour American mini-series produced for TLC by Red Dog Entertainment which profiles the working men and women who have come together to build the world's newest and most technologically sophisticated aircraft carrier, the USS George HW Bush.

The mini-series originally aired in the USA on TLC in 2005. There are two 60-minute episodes in the series.

Mega-Carrier: The Construction of the USS George HW Bush aired for the first time in South Africa on DStv's Discovery Channel on Tuesday 3 June 2008, at 21h00.

Repeats

Saturdays: 13h45
Sundays: 01h55, 10h05

Synopsis

A monumental undertaking to build one of the largest and most powerful warships ever constructed has begun. The United States Navy and Northrop Grumman have joined forces to construct the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in honour of the former U.S. President.

Mr. Bush was a Navy pilot in World War II and served as President of the United States from 1988-1992.

Many Navy warships are named after former presidents; the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was completed in 2004 and a nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Jimmy Carter, is under construction.

This programme will take you into the world of welders, engineers, technicians and craftsmen as we follow a six-year odyssey that will ultimately transform a mountain of steel into a marvel of mankind.


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