It is early 2016 and sailors begin to arrive at Rosyth dockyard in Scotland where HMS Queen Elizabeth is still under construction. Captain Jerry Kyd and his 700 sailors assemble to take up their posts on the biggest warship constructed for the Royal Navy. Their mission? To take the prototype warship to sea for the first time on dangerous make or break sea trials in the North Sea.\n\nBefore sailing, the crew have to undergo rigorous fire and flood training, but suddenly they are faced with the real thing. Has the training paid off? And how will they get the supercarrier out of the dockyard sea gate with only a few centimetres clearance either side? They will also have to sail her under the Forth road and rail bridges - no easy task when HMS Queen Elizabeth is taller than both.\n\nWith unprecedented access, this series - three years in the making - tells the behind-the-scenes story of what makes HMS Queen Elizabeth so unique and how her crew are working together to breathe life into Britain's biggest warship.
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BBC 2
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BBC 2
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BBC 2
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BBC 2
Goes To Sea: 2. Don't Feed The Birds
HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain’s biggest ever warship. It took nine years to build her at a cost of £3.5 billion. Nearly 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators have lef ...
26-03-2023
BBC 2
Goes To Sea: 1. Let Go All Lines
HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain’s biggest ever warship. It took nine years to build her at a cost of £3.5 billion. \n\nNearly 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators ar ...
19-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 2
After eight years in build, HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks on dangerous sea trials in the North Sea. The 700 sailors on board have to test everything on the ship for the first time ...
05-06-2023
BBC 2
Goes To Sea: 2. Don't Feed The Birds
HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain’s biggest ever warship. It took nine years to build her at a cost of £3.5 billion. Nearly 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators have lef ...
26-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Out With The Old, In With The New
HMS Queen Elizabeth approaches the climax of her sea trials in the North Sea. The automatic flight deck fire-fighting system is a major innovation on board but must now be teste ...
12-06-2023
BBC 2
Goes To Sea: 3. Manhattan Ahoy!
HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain's biggest ever warship. It took nine years to build her at a cost of £3.5 billion. Nearly 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators have left for ...
02-04-2023
BBC 2
Goes To Sea: 1. Let Go All Lines
HMS Queen Elizabeth is Britain’s biggest ever warship. It took nine years to build her at a cost of £3.5 billion. \n\nNearly 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators ar ...
19-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Crewing Up
It is early 2016 and sailors begin to arrive at Rosyth dockyard in Scotland where HMS Queen Elizabeth is still under construction. Captain Jerry Kyd and his 700 sailors assemble ...
29-05-2023
BBC 2