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The Drydock - Episode 312 (Part 1) (Patreon)

Published:

2024-08-24 08:00:03

Imported:

2024-08

Content

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - In the Titanic movie, when Full Astern is ordered, they had to raise the steam pressure in the boilers to Reverse the engines, why? And how did shutting the dampers help?

00:04:57 - Can you give us a overview of the naval career of R. F. Scott?

00:09:03 - How did age of sail ships collect rainwater?

00:13:23 - If you were writing a book and had to plan the ideal rise of an officer in the Royal Navy in the age of sail, what would it look like?

00:21:52 -If Warspite had actually been saved as a museum, how practical would it have been to have kept her long term in her D-Day state?

00:25:13 - Let’s see that Bofors catalog you mentioned please?

00:28:18 - How effective were bow rudders?

00:32:30 - WW2 IJN pilots/plane ratios?

00:37:12 - How many of the RN Light Fleet Carriers were commissioned and in the Far East by the end of the war?

00:40:11 - What classes of ship were the right ship in the WRONG time, or the wrong ship in the RIGHT time?

00:43:36 - Taking command of another ship when you have rank?

00:52:24 - Production rates of various ports?

00:58:47 - Did Spanish Armada respond to the English style of race-built galleons and construct their own race-built galleons?

01:01:48 - During the Russo-Japanese War relations between the IJN and the army were cordial and cooperative. What went wrong over the next 30 years?

01:04:55 - Did contract building start with steam ironclds or earlier?

01:09:31 - What are cruiser submarines & how are they different from the WWII fleet boats?

01:15:02 - Is it correct, as a general statement, that the U.S. Navy usually concentrated its forces while the IJN often either held back assets that could have contributed to further shrinking the USN early in the war or divided its forces in complex battle plans?

01:21:04 - Why did the Kriegsmarine in 1941 not wait until Bismarck was ready before planning the sortie of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau?

01:24:22 - In recent Drydocks, you mentioned there were Japanese incursions into the Indian Ocean aside from Operation C, including a couple of big cruiser raids. Could you talk a little more about these?

01:28:47 - I've sometimes read about ocean liners which were not old by any means being described as worn out and probably worth scrapping after service in World War 2. Why was this?

01:34:00 - Is QUICKSINK an aerial torpedo?

01:36:09 - Why were USS Arizona's officers quarters right aft?

01:41:57 - 12" pre-Kongo design, modernised?

01:49:24 - HMS Ganges?

01:52:41 - What were some of the wilder trials that ships were put through that would’ve been very unlikely but not impossible to experience in action?

01:59:31 - Was there anything resembling a uniform for the Royal Navy (or English Navy) during the 14th-17th centuries?

02:03:15 - What if Canada spent a lot more on the RCN pre-WW1?

02:05:36 - Why are the positions of the two fire control systems swapped on the Baltimore class relative to every other USN ship built around that time?

02:09:10 - In multi-barrel turrets, was there a specific order in which each barrel was fired if the ship was firing in sequence or ripple firing as opposed to "simultaneously firing;" related, what nomenclature did each major navy (WWI/WWII) for designating each barrel in a multi-barrel turret.

02:13:58 - If in the aftermath of a battle a ship required more people for damage control (plugging holes, putting out fires etc) and they happened to have POWs in their brig how likely would they be to be recruited in those efforts if at all?

02:19:17 - How does one convert Builder's Old Measurement (tons burthen) to modern ship displacement?

02:25:23 - WW2 British AMC's, what was the plan?

02:29:32 - During World War II, when using torpedoes prepared to fire, was there a significant difference in launch times after the command to fire was given between the combatants and why?

02:35:14 - You have explained what Great eastern could look like as a warship but how effective would she be as a block ship?

02:39:27 - What happened to the Havana shipyards?

02:42:10 - Both the US and Japan believed in long range gunnery and invested in features to enable it. You have argued persuasively that an opponent can maneuver to dodge an incoming salvo. The Americans and the Japanese must have taken a different view. What was their logic?

02:48:59 - Caustic Soda engines?

02:53:45 - Is it possible to estimate how much of the us navy in WW2 was built using steel made in Pittsburgh , and could any of that steel have ended up in the USS Requin, the museum ship currently located in Pittsburgh?

02:56:50 - Was there another incident similar to how the Brazilian cruiser Bahia was lost and could her survivors ordeal be best compared to those who survived the loss of USS Indianapolis?

02:59:27 - How was Germany able to conduct sea trials of new and refit ships during both world wars?

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The Drydock - Episode 312 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - In the Titanic movie, when Full Astern is ordered, they had to raise the steam pressure in the boilers to Reverse the engines, why? And how did shutting the dampers help? 00:04:57 - Can you give us a overview of the naval career of R. F. Scott? 00:09:03 - How did age of sail ships collect rainwater? 00:13:23 - If you were writing a book and had to plan the ideal rise of an officer in the Royal Navy in the age of sail, what would it look like? 00:21:52 -If Warspite had actually been saved as a museum, how practical would it have been to have kept her long term in her D-Day state? 00:25:13 - Let’s see that Bofors catalog you mentioned please? 00:28:18 - How effective were bow rudders? 00:32:30 - WW2 IJN pilots/plane ratios? 00:37:12 - How many of the RN Light Fleet Carriers were commissioned and in the Far East by the end of the war? 00:40:11 - What classes of ship were the right ship in the WRONG time, or the wrong ship in the RIGHT time? 00:43:36 - Taking command of another ship when you have rank? 00:52:24 - Production rates of various ports? 00:58:47 - Did Spanish Armada respond to the English style of race-built galleons and construct their own race-built galleons? 01:01:48 - During the Russo-Japanese War relations between the IJN and the army were cordial and cooperative. What went wrong over the next 30 years? 01:04:55 - Did contract building start with steam ironclds or earlier? 01:09:31 - What are cruiser submarines & how are they different from the WWII fleet boats? 01:15:02 - Is it correct, as a general statement, that the U.S. Navy usually concentrated its forces while the IJN often either held back assets that could have contributed to further shrinking the USN early in the war or divided its forces in complex battle plans? 01:21:04 - Why did the Kriegsmarine in 1941 not wait until Bismarck was ready before planning the sortie of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau? 01:24:22 - In recent Drydocks, you mentioned there were Japanese incursions into the Indian Ocean aside from Operation C, including a couple of big cruiser raids. Could you talk a little more about these? 01:28:47 - I've sometimes read about ocean liners which were not old by any means being described as worn out and probably worth scrapping after service in World War 2. Why was this? 01:34:00 - Is QUICKSINK an aerial torpedo? 01:36:09 - Why were USS Arizona's officers quarters right aft? 01:41:57 - 12" pre-Kongo design, modernised? 01:49:24 - HMS Ganges? 01:52:41 - What were some of the wilder trials that ships were put through that would’ve been very unlikely but not impossible to experience in action? 01:59:31 - Was there anything resembling a uniform for the Royal Navy (or English Navy) during the 14th-17th centuries? 02:03:15 - What if Canada spent a lot more on the RCN pre-WW1? 02:05:36 - Why are the positions of the two fire control systems swapped on the Baltimore class relative to every other USN ship built around that time? 02:09:10 - In multi-barrel turrets, was there a specific order in which each barrel was fired if the ship was firing in sequence or ripple firing as opposed to "simultaneously firing;" related, what nomenclature did each major navy (WWI/WWII) for designating each barrel in a multi-barrel turret. 02:13:58 - If in the aftermath of a battle a ship required more people for damage control (plugging holes, putting out fires etc) and they happened to have POWs in their brig how likely would they be to be recruited in those efforts if at all? 02:19:17 - How does one convert Builder's Old Measurement (tons burthen) to modern ship displacement? 02:25:23 - WW2 British AMC's, what was the plan? 02:29:32 - During World War II, when using torpedoes prepared to fire, was there a significant difference in launch times after the command to fire was given between the combatants and why? 02:35:14 - You have explained what Great eastern could look like as a warship but how effective would she be as a block ship? 02:39:27 - What happened to the Havana shipyards? 02:42:10 - Both the US and Japan believed in long range gunnery and invested in features to enable it. You have argued persuasively that an opponent can maneuver to dodge an incoming salvo. The Americans and the Japanese must have taken a different view. What was their logic? 02:48:59 - Caustic Soda engines? 02:53:45 - Is it possible to estimate how much of the us navy in WW2 was built using steel made in Pittsburgh , and could any of that steel have ended up in the USS Requin, the museum ship currently located in Pittsburgh? 02:56:50 - Was there another incident similar to how the Brazilian cruiser Bahia was lost and could her survivors ordeal be best compared to those who survived the loss of USS Indianapolis? 02:59:27 - How was Germany able to conduct sea trials of new and refit ships during both world wars?