The Warship: Tour of Duty

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The story of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s first operational mission.

The exciting, surprising and moving story of navy life on board HMS Queen Elizabeth's maiden voyage. In troubled waters, the crew must learn to live, play and fight together.

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The Warship: Tour of Duty: Series 1: The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

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HMS Queen Elizabeth reaches the Red Sea when a sinister stowaway is discovered: Covid.

Following a break in Cyprus, HMS Queen Elizabeth heads back to sea. But within days, a stowaway is discovered: Covid. Before long, hundreds are in isolation, and tensions rise across the warship.

Following a welcome break in Cyprus, HMS Queen Elizabeth heads back to sea. But after passing through the Suez Canal, it’s discovered that one sailor has contracted Covid. By the time the ship enters the Indian Ocean, Covid is spreading almost out of control, with 400 sailors in isolation.

With almost a third of the ship’s labour force out of commission, command has to find ways of keeping the aircraft carrier operational, or the deployment could be seriously compromised or even abandoned. Most departments are forced to increase the length of their work shifts from eight to twelve hours, and tensions rise across the warship.

The Warship: Tour of Duty: Series 1

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The exciting, surprising and often moving story of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s first operational mission: a seven-month voyage to the other side of an increasingly troubled world.

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