<P> On August 11 , 2015 , The Last Ship was renewed for a 13 - episode third season , which was scheduled to premiere on June 12 , 2016 , but postponed following the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting due to the plot of the episode also containing a mass shooting in a nightclub . As of October 8 , 2017 , 46 episodes of The Last Ship have aired . In September 2016 , TNT renewed the series for a 10 - episode fifth season . </P>
<P> On August 11 , 2015 , The Last Ship was renewed for a 13 - episode third season , which was scheduled to premiere on June 12 , 2016 , but postponed following the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting due to the plot of the episode also containing a mass shooting in a nightclub . As of October 8 , 2017 , 46 episodes of The Last Ship have aired . In September 2016 , TNT renewed the series for a 10 - episode fifth season . </P>
how many episodes does the last ship have
how many episodes does the last ship have
46
46