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Episodes of the Royal Navy

Season 1 · Episode 2

Part Two: Britannia Goes to War

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Follows the Royal Navy from Spithead Reviews to the Home and Mediterranean fleets exercising of Gibraltar, from Chatham Barracks to the wartime submarine base at Dundee. Includes: · Footage of the Battle of the River Plate including Achillies, Exeter, and Ajax · Sea-boat drilling on HMS Achates · HMS Cossack arriving in Leith with released Altmark prisoners · Footage of Nelson, Rodney, Barham, Warspite, King George V, Kelly, and more

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Episodes

Episode 1Part One: Battleships at War 1941/42
Episode 2Part Two: Britannia Goes to War
Episode 3Part Three: 'Close-Up' for Actions Stations!
Episode 4Part Four: Colour Camera at Sea
Episode 5Part Five: Tragedy and Triumph
Episode 6Part Six: Perilous Waters
Episode 7Part Seven: The Hazards of Russian Convoys
Episode 8Part Eight: The Great Armada 'Operation Torch'
Episode 9Part Nine: D-Day Reflections of 'Operation Neptune'
Episode 10Part Ten: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (1st Phase)
Episode 11Part Eleven: The British Pacific and East India Fleets (2nd Phase)