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What type of ship is the last ship
USS Nathan James is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy, under the command of Captain Thomas Chandler and is the main setting of The Last Ship.
what is the last ship show based on
The Last Ship is an American action-drama television series, loosely based on the 1988 novel of the same name by William Brinkley.

Question: when did the series begin and end
Self-contained rewrite: when did the last ship series begin and end