Warship is a British documentary series produced by Channel 5 about the Royal Navy. The series features two Navy ships and documents the daily routines of the crew on board during a deployment or exercise. The first series focused on the lives of the crew on board the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. The second series was filmed on the amphibious warfare ships HMS Bulwark and HMS Ocean during a six-month exercise in 2009.[1]
| Warship | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary / Reality |
| Starring | Royal Navy personnel |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | HMS Illustrious HMS Bulwark HMS Ocean |
| Running time | Approx. 46 min per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 22 October – 8 November 2010 |
| Related | |
| Warship | |
Episodes edit
Twelve episodes of the series aired:[2]
Series 1 (2010) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 22 October 2010 | |
| HMS Illustrious is due to depart HMNB Portsmouth on an exercise but her departure is hampered by some problems. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 25 October 2010 | |
| The sailors on Illustrious are subjected to a "battle-readiness" inspection. After much hassle, Illustrious finally sets sail. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 26 October 2010 | |
| Illustrious navigates the treacherous Suez Canal. Meanwhile, a sailor goes missing. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 27 October 2010 | |
| The crew hosts a dinner for naval royalty. The awesome Harrier jump jets arrive and love is in the air. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 29 October 2010 | |
| The ship has reach the Indian Ocean and the resident RAF pilots practice landing on the ship's flight deck. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 27 October 2010 | |
| Illustrious has reached the easternmost point of its journey. They are joined by a nuclear submarine in the exercise. | ||||
Series 2 (2010) edit
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 7" | 1 November 2010 | |
| HMS Bulwark and her 300-strong crew depart HMNB Devonport for the Far East via the Bay of Bengal for exercise Taurus 09 Task Force.[3][4] | ||||
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 8" | 2 November 2010 | |
| The Marines try to cope with the hostile conditions while training in the jungles of Malaysia. | ||||
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 9" | 3 November 2010 | |
| HMS Ocean takes over Bulwark as flagship of the deployment and are joined by fellow warships and sailors from the United States, France and other allies. | ||||
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 10" | 4 November 2010 | |
| Ocean joins an international fleet of warships for a simulated air-to-sea battle. | ||||
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 11" | 5 November 2010 | |
| Ocean leads the exercise task force through the South China Sea to Brunei as 500 Marines prepare for jungle training. | ||||
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 12" | 6 November 2010 | |
| Marines from the assault squadrons launch a training exercise in the steamy jungles of Brunei. They are joined by their American counterparts in team-building exercises.[5] | ||||
References edit
- ^ "HMS Bulwark to salute the Bay". Torbay Council. 13 July 2011.
- ^ Warship – Episodes
- ^ "HMS Bulwark departs Plymouth". BBC. 18 February 2009.
- ^ "TAURUS 09". royalnavy.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.
- ^ "USS Mitscher returns from multimission deployment". United States Navy. 14 August 2009.
External links edit
- HMS Bulwark – Royal Navy official website