Episode
The Last Ship: Achilles
Overview
With a small group of survivors from Solace in tow, Chandler and his crew square off against an enemy of the most dangerous kind - a nuclear-powered submarine led by rogue British naval officers, Sean and Ned Ramsey. XO Slattery interrogates a captured mercenary from the hospital ship in an effort to extract information on the sub and its mission. As Nathan James engages in a perilous game of cat-and- mouse, the truth about the mercenary sub unfolds.
Details
- Series
- The Last Ship
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2015-07-12
- Runtime
- 41 min
Episode context
Achilles is Episode 5 in Season 2 of The Last Ship. It aired on 2015-07-12. The runtime is 41 min.
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Episode 4: Solace
The crew of Nathan James discovers that hospital ship USNS Solace was sent to sea to wait for Dr. Scott's cure. Captain Chandler sees an opportunity to add another ship to their fleet while Rachel is eager to find a lab better equipped to replicate the vaccine. When Solace fails to respond to radio communications, Chandler and his team board the ship...and come face-to-face with an unexpected enemy.
Episode 6: Long Day's Journey
Chandler tracks a new threat to Northern Florida. Meanwhile, Rachel comes across a secret formula that her mentor, Dr. Hunter, had been perfecting.
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Episode 7: Alone and Unafraid
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Episode 2: Fight the Ship
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Episode 8: Safe Zone
Still trying to piece together Dr. Hunter's lost formula, Rachel grapples with her sworn enemy's presence on board the Nathan James.
Episode 1: Unreal City
After the horrifying revelations and reversals of fortune in Baltimore, Chandler and his fractured team join forces with an underground resistance in an attempt to defeat Amy Granderson. With doses of the cure running low, Rachel tries to do some good for the sick while remaining a prisoner at Avocet. Meanwhile, Slattery and the crew of Nathan James are in a race against time to save an injured Dr. Tophet and regain control of their ship.
Episode 9: Uneasy Lies the Head
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Episode 10: Friendly Fire
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Episode 11: Valkyrie
After a message is broadcast implicating the Navy in a devastating disaster, Chandler looks to infiltrate the network and regain the trust of the American people.
Episode 12: Cry Havoc
Nathan James finds itself trapped between the submarine and civilian blockades.
Episode 13: A More Perfect Union
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