Warship (2010 TV series)

Warship
Genre	Documentary / Reality
Starring	Royal Navy personnel
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Location(s)	HMS Illustrious HMS Bulwark HMS Ocean
Running time	Approx. 46 min per episode
Release
Original network	Channel 5
Original release	22 October 2010 – 8 November 2010
Chronology
Related shows	Warship
External links
Website

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]

Episodes

Series 1

#	Episode	Air Date
1		22 October 2010
HMS Illustrious is due to depart HMNB Portsmouth on an exercise but her departure is hampered by some problems.
2		25 October 2010
The sailors on Illustrious are subjected to a "battle-readiness" inspection. After much hassle, Illustrious finally sets sail.
3		26 October 2010
Illustrious navigates the treacherous Suez Canal. Meanwhile, a sailor goes missing.
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		29 October 2010
The ship has reach the Indian Ocean and the resident RAF pilots practice landing on the ship's flight deck.
6		27 October 2010
Illustrious has reached the easternmost point of its journey. They are joined by a nuclear submarine in the exercise.

HMS Bulwark, an Albion-class landing platform dock of the Royal Navy, scene of some of the second series of Warship

Series 2

#	Episode	Air Date
1		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.[2][3]
2		2 November 2010
The Marines try to cope with the hostile conditions while training in the jungles of Malaysia.
3		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.
4		4 November 2010
Ocean joins an international fleet of warships for a simulated air-to-sea battle.
5		5 November 2010
Ocean leads the exercise task force through the South China Sea to Brunei as 500 Marines prepare for jungle training.
6		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.[4]

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References

1. "HMS Bulwark to salute the Bay". Torbay Council. 13 July 2011.
2. "HMS Bulwark departs Plymouth". BBC. 18 February 2009.
3. "TAURUS 09". royalnavy.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013.
4. "USS Mitscher returns from multimission deployment". navy.mil. 14 August 2009.
5. Warship - Episodes

External links

• HMS Bulwark - Royal Navy official website