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The Drydock - Episode 338 (Part 1)
🕑 Added 2025-02-22 09:30:01 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - Earlier Long range bombers for Coastal Command?
00:04:41 - Historical figures that make you ask "WHY?!"
00:11:17 - Was there a major difference in life expectancy based on where you were station on a ship in the WW1/WW2 era?
00:15:29 - What were the strategic and tactical advantages the Age of Sail Royal Navy due to the large scale copper production in South Wales, which allowed them to put cladding on warship hulls?
00:19:38 - During the Dunkirk evacuations did the Royal Navy or French navy provide offshore fire support to the French and British army and if not why not?
00:23:16 - What was the main bottleneck causing the shortage of Steel in the US in the 1940s?
00:28:15 - Effective combat range of the 20" Rodman gun?
00:30:41 - Maximising the potential of Kentucky and Illinois?
00:35:22 - Admirals who would've done much better in other postings?
00:37:59 - Can you briefly go over the required uniforms and kit for Lieutenants and Midshipmen, roughly comparing the junior officer outfitting costs to equivalent ranks in the British Army during Nelson's time?
00:42:27 - The Peter Principle in the Navy?
00:45:06 - What was the 'Pursers Pound'?
00:50:07 - Legendary naval dressing downs?
00:53:00 - USN 1912 Battlecruiser?
00:58:45 - In the vein of HMS New Zealand at Jutland, can you think of any other instances of seemingly successfully invoking divine/supernatural protection?
01:01:47 - H T Lenton's book series?
01:04:42 - Operation Sealion from a stronger position?
01:09:17 - What were the Americanized potential Nelson refits mentioned in drydock 330 and what made them particularly American in character?
01:11:50 - Rudder positions?
01:14:41 - Independence class list control?
01:16:58 - The Anglo-Portugese Alliance and WW2?
01:18:28 - Dec 2024 issue of Warship International - USS Yorktown speed at Midway
01:24:31 - What if the Axis devloped Torpex?
01:29:36 - Air attacks to support an ongoing battle engagement?
01:34:29 - Officer casualties in the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail?#
01:37:39 - How, if at all, were design speeds for sailing warships calculated, and what sort of power could a full spread of sail be expected to generate?
01:43:00 - Did ships of any size in WWII “pick up their brass” for any caliber of spent ammunition?
01:44:15 - Packing cargo on merchant ships?
01:47:40 - In the time period that the channel covers were submarines used for espionage in peace time?
01:49:16 - Supply route for 40mm and 20mm ammo?
01:51:40 - Did the USN come up with any new designs during the main ironclad period?
01:53:26 - AWACS Zeppelin?
01:55:05 - How many fast battleships should you ideally send to deal with Yamato?
01:58:28 - 'Revolt of the Admirals' circumstances in previous eras?
02:01:52 - What would change in WWII for the Royal Navy had the FAA and Coastal Command been given to them in 1929?
02:04:42 - Germany used commerce raiders (military ships and converted liners/merchant ships) in WW1 and WW2. Did other countries use them as well?
02:07:44 - Redundancy in funnels?
02:10:37 - Super-Heavy vs 'Regular' Weight shells?
02:14:26 - If some generous industrialist donated the SS Great Eastern to the Royal Navy, how would you, as the head of the Royal Navy at the time, militarise the vessel (assuming money for military refit was not an issue)?
02:18:12 - How to replace damaged armour on a capital ship?
02:22:31 - Amphibious Assault Submarines?
02:27:51 - Differences in types of cruiser?
02:31:58 - Lighting on iron ships before electricity?
02:34:19 - Allied Sailors listening to Axis radio stations?
02:37:40 - What was the first ship designed from the outset for trans Atlantic voyages to the new world and what new design changes were present?
02:42:15 - What is your favourite gimmick/quirk/clever mechanic that you've seen in naval wargames and computer games?
02:47:36 - Saving ships from the 1900's?
02:49:14 - If you could preserve any French Pre-Dreadnough, starting with Hoche and ending with Suffern, as a museum ship, which would you chose and why?
02:50:34 - How many Des Moines-class cruisers would it take to be a fair match against each of the last generation battleships from the major WWII navies?
02:56:47 - How much did the use of rams during the American Civil War influence other navies regarding ramming during the ironclad age?
Comments
Alan Covell
One reason that naval ships in the Pacific listened to Tokyo Rose was that she played all the best music,
C G Southgate
Worth looking into Toko Rose.
W. Osterberg
My experience in life is people tend to rise one level above their capability.
Jellicoe Cats
If you want to boost steel production in the US prior to WW2 you don’t want to throw money at Canadian iron ore production. Northern Michigan is producing plenty conveniently located in the Great Lakes. What you want to throw your Canadian Dollars at is the Creighton Mine in Sudbury to get the nickel and other additives to put in the steel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creighton_Mine
