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The Drydock - Episode 056

00:00:18 - Channel Admin 00:02:15 - Could you please do another ship v ship special? 00:02:39 - What is your opinion of the game Rule the Waves 2? 00:04:32 - Was the concept of a PT boat carrier ever considered? 00:05:32 - 'Loose Cannon'? 00:09:35 - Royal Navy development without getting involved in WW1? 00:16:56 - USS Pennsylvania vs HMS Victory? 00:22:18 - Empire of the Seas documentary thoughts? 00:27:12 - What do you think would have happened if Shinano was completed as a battleship? 00:28:40 - How were masts manufactured? 00:32:48 - (1) if Rodney had managed to sink both Bismarck’s would she have been either put in reserve, kept as a museum ship, or would she still have been scraped? (2) if a second rate was forced to fight a first rate due to being in a narrow channel what would the strategy be to escape or win? 00:36:48 - Have you visited the Hermione? 00:38:50 - Did the morale of the Grand Fleet suffer after Jutland? 00:44:38 - VTE's vs Turbines? 00:49:06 - Who had a bigger impact, Nelson or Fisher? Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a t-shirt/mug/hoodie? - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a medal? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Music - https://youtu.be/1Zzqio6jPRQ Want to get some books? - www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifel Drydock Episodes in podcast format - https://soundcloud.com/user-21912004

Comments

Anonymous

Watching this on way back from Market Garden 75 Airshow. Lots of Duxford planes parked and flying of a little meadow.

Anonymous

Always one of the high points of my Saturday mornings.

Minion

53:08 "...It takes the Navy three years to build a ship. It will take three hundred years to build a new tradition. The evacuation will continue." Admiral Cunningham, in response to army concerns that the evacuation of Crete could result in the lost of a number of naval vessels.

Anonymous

New Patreon subscriber here. Thanks for your work on these video. I’ve indulged in a couple dozen so far. A lot to catch up on in coming weeks.

ZarconDeeGrissom

hope ye had safe travels. B) filler make up vids whenever time allows is cool, 'Life' comes first as I know my self all to well. I think ye more than made up for it last weakened, 3 hours of Drach, lol.

Anonymous

Which misunderstood, or under-appreciated Royal Navy figure would you most like to write a biography on?