Introduction

In “The Hunt for Eagle 56,” Smithsonian Channel follows the Nomad Exploration Team as it makes the stunning discovery of the USS Eagle 56 shipwreck off the coast of Maine.

Outline

After discovering the bow of what is thought to be the long lost Eagle 56, an unlikely team of citizen-detectives discovers the mangled stern section they have been searching for. Finally, the team is able to confirm that this wreck is the Eagle 56: a US warship sunk within sight of American shores during WWII. Lost for 75 years, the remarkable discovery of the wreckage marks the end of one mystery and the beginning of an even larger one: what really sunk this ship?

The Hunt for Eagle 56 Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Kirk Wolfinger.
• Producer(s): R Jameson Smith, Kirk Wolfinger, Rushmore DeNooyer, Owen Palmquist, Tim Evans, and David Royle Serve.
• Editor(s): Ryan Shepheard.
• Production: Lone Wolf Media.
• Distributor(s): Smithsonian Channel.
• Release Date: 29 September 2019.
• Running Time: 50 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.