
HMS Ark Royal
ITV Studios was commissioned by The Discovery Channel to film an 8 part series recording life on board HMS Ark Royal, the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier, throughout Operation Auriga a major four-month-long deployment. Although no one knew it at the time, the deployment would turn out to be her final ever international mission â€" and an eventful one at that.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- Documentary
ITV Studios was commissioned by The Discovery Channel to film an 8 part series recording life on board HMS Ark Royal, the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier, throughout Operation Auriga a major four-month-long deployment. Although no one knew it at the time, the deployment would turn out to be her final ever international mission â€" and an eventful one at that.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
44 mins
HMS Ark Royal embarks on a five-month mission to lead an international task force across the Atlantic in the largest peacetime naval deployment for a decade.
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