The Drydock - Episode 083

00:00:18 - Channel Admin

00:02:29 - Thoughts on the Malta class?

00:07:34 - At the time of launch, which ship was more powerful compared to its contemporaries; HMS Warrior or HMS Dreadnaught?

00:11:45 - Impact of HMS Habakkuk?

00:15:17 - Watches on a ship

00:19:56 - How large a carrier to operate a medium bomber?

00:23:58 - Did any Navies try to develop point defense systems against torpedoes?

00:26:55 - Royal Navy service in WW2

00:31:26 - Painting Ships

00:34:05 - Favourite entirely impractical ship?

00:35:42 - WW1 German Blockade Runners

00:38:43 - Who did the IJN base themselves on? Plus stokers reputation and Teddy Sheean?

00:52:54 - How does the Great Michael rate against the Mary Rose and other Tudor ships of the time and, how true is it that it was a precursor to the ships of the line?

00:58:13 - When did warships and submarines gain the capability of measuring depth under there keel using sonar, and not using ropes and weights?

00:59:23 - What was the Difference Between a Culverin gun and a 'regular' gun in the later age of sail?

01:02:36 - What is your most hated conspiracy theory, myth, urban legend etc. concerning naval history? Or one that has done the most harm.

01:09:11 - 1) What was the last successful opposed boarding action of a warship at sea (not counting the occasional occupation of a forced-to-surface U-Boat) and 2) When did navies stop training their regular ship crewmen to undertake boarding actions (as opposed to ships hosting specialist marines/SEAL types)?

01:11:54 - How might have the Pacific theater have unfolded IF (in say 1936) the USA had stolen the plans for the type 93 ‘Long Lance’ whilst the RJN had simultaneously stolen the plans for the 20mm Oerlikon or the 40mm Bofors?

01:16:16 - Do you think the Atlanta-class was a good investment of resources for the USN?

01:20:54 - The 1980's Iowa's in 1941

01:24:19 - Your thoughts on Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor?

01:30:20 - What is the shortest range gun fight (slugging match) between two enemy warships post WW1 after line tactics were utilised less? How rare were very close range (by modern standards) encounters post WW1?

01:33:35 - What is your opinion of Admiral Nimitz in your ranking of WW2 Admirals?

01:38:10 - What kind of food/meals did the sailors of the various major Navies in WW2 eat while at sea?

01:46:27 - Why did the crews of the Scharnhorst and Tirpitz have bad relations?

01:55:07 - The life of Mary Lacy

01:59:38 - Other navies 'Kamchatkas'?

02:02:27 - Possible Washington Treaty carrier exploit?

02:05:46 - Other potential treaty loopholes?

02:12:07 - Before the Royal Navy was the predominant naval superpower, what civilizations would you consider to be the naval superpowers of the ancient and medieval times?

02:18:33 - What was the long term effects on the experience of the "USS Robin" for the RN Carrier operations especially when the BPF was formed?

02:20:55 - What were the main design inefficiencies of the Littorio class ( besides the torpedo protection system)? Do you think it would had been possible (and if so, worthwhile) to increase the number of heavy AA turrets?

02:31:06 - Best way for a small navy to challenge a large navy?

02:44:20 - The 'brains' of a warship

02:54:09 - 1) would HMS Vanguard have been more effective with KGV's 14-inch guns instead of the 15-inch WWI era guns that were given to her; 2) would it really have been that much more expensive to install the new 14-inch guns; and 3) if you could add 5000 tons displacement to HMS Vanguard to improve the--already amazing--ship, where would you place the allotted new tonnage?

03:01:27 - Acheron vs Surprise

03:08:30 - How to write ships realistically?

03:18:20 - Odd number of boilers to an even number of propellors?

03:20:37 - Least combat capable ship that could win Trafalgar?


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