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The Drydock - Episode 306 (Patreon)

Published:

2024-07-13 08:00:05

Imported:

2024-07

Content

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - Gun-ports and water-tightness?

00:04:52 - Cruiser with mass 6" batteries?

00:10:56 - Acceptance trials: Did any fail so bad that, they were rejected for service. What were the consequences to the designers/builders?

00:16:52 - During pre-American Revolution Age of Sail times, in which navy could someone of the lowest social class make the most of their naval career rank wise?

00:20:41 - Modifying destroyers into convoy escorts?

00:24:06 - Who was manning and turning the deck gun while you filmed the Drone footage at HMAS Castlemaine?

00:26:01 - Just how hot did it get in the boiler rooms of a coal powered ship and what (if any) efforts were made to keep the stokers on their feet?

00:30:00 - Did WWII battles where both sides had cruisers or battleships ever include ships smaller than a destroyer?

00:32:22 - Have there been any instances of steel warships "catching" enemy main gun rounds? As in, the round penetrated into the armor belt, but failed to go through, and had to be dug out by the crew or dockyard workers later?

00:35:37 - What was the condition of MN in 1944-45?

00:39:54 - Desertion and rejoining the RN in times of war?

00:43:23 - How drunk were the crew of Pola?

00:47:36 - How would other navies react is the USN built 16" ships when they wanted to?

00:59:22 - US Civil War naval battles in the Pacific?

01:01:44 - How effective would the Lions have been if built in time for war service?

01:06:17 - Export ships better than those built for home navies?

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The Drydock - Episode 306

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:42 - Gun-ports and water-tightness? 00:04:52 - Cruiser with mass 6" batteries? 00:10:56 - Acceptance trials: Did any fail so bad that, they were rejected for service. What were the consequences to the designers/builders? 00:16:52 - During pre-American Revolution Age of Sail times, in which navy could someone of the lowest social class make the most of their naval career rank wise? 00:20:41 - Modifying destroyers into convoy escorts? 00:24:06 - Who was manning and turning the deck gun while you filmed the Drone footage at HMAS Castlemaine? 00:26:01 - Just how hot did it get in the boiler rooms of a coal powered ship and what (if any) efforts were made to keep the stokers on their feet? 00:30:00 - Did WWII battles where both sides had cruisers or battleships ever include ships smaller than a destroyer? 00:32:22 - Have there been any instances of steel warships "catching" enemy main gun rounds? As in, the round penetrated into the armor belt, but failed to go through, and had to be dug out by the crew or dockyard workers later? 00:35:37 - What was the condition of MN in 1944-45? 00:39:54 - Desertion and rejoining the RN in times of war? 00:43:23 - How drunk were the crew of Pola? 00:47:36 - How would other navies react is the USN built 16" ships when they wanted to? 00:59:22 - US Civil War naval battles in the Pacific? 01:01:44 - How effective would the Lions have been if built in time for war service? 01:06:17 - Export ships better than those built for home navies?