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The Drydock - Episode 298
🕑 Added 2024-05-18 08:37:56 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - How common was it for small navy ships to enter civilian service after WWII?
00:05:00 - Could the Scharnhorst-class have been armed with 14" 3-gun primary turrets?
00:07:12 - How did Byrd and King get along?
00:09:27 - Where would you say is the definitive beginning of the Royal Navy?
00:14:39 - Would Sovereign of the Seas have been competitive in the early 19th century with updated armaments?
00:17:10 - Why did deck edge elevators take so long to be introduced onto aircraft carriers?
00:21:58 - Why build a 3-gun instead of a triple turret?
00:26:37 - 18"/47 vs 16"/56 in triple turrets?
00:29:17 - Was there ever a thought of a temporary framework of wood or canvas being added to increase the Monitor's freeboard? And would that even work?
00:31:50 - Could the fast trade clipper ships have been converted into effective commerce raiders?
00:33:48 - You mentioned that USS Monitor had its doorknobs stolen by tourists during its stint at the Washington Naval Yard. Are there any other notable incidents of ships being looted, either by their own crews or tourists, and what were the most popular items to steal?
00:37:46 - Stability of CSS Virginia and USS Monitor?
00:40:08 - Was there anything particularly interesting about the Royal Navy’s East Indies Station during the period of 1865-WW1 onset?
00:43:53 - Assuming an ahistorical willingness to engage with or be baited into a grand battle by the US, when was the last date in which the Japanese could have won their Kantai Kessen major battle?
00:49:08 - What sea fortifications throughout naval history paid for themselves?
00:54:09 - What really defines a transitional design?
01:00:35 - How exactly were ships' timbers and masts seasoned in the age of sail?
01:02:42 - Was the Admiralty M-N Scheme feasible?
Comments
Peter Navarch
Bulwarks. These will, to some extent, keep some water off the deck. However, the converse is significant. They will retain water on the deck; water that would otherwise drain off quickly through open rails. As a result, there are statutory requirements for minimum freeing port areas for well decks. What is needed is water-excluding enclosed volume. This can be achieved by raised decks; poop, forecastle, and in some cases a full length superstructure, sometimes with a tonnage opening inboard aft. Deckhouses can of course contribute to large angle stability.
Peter Navarch
Bulwarks, as against open rails.
