The Drydock - Episode 098 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 098

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:43 - Ise class in retrospect 00:05:31 - Post-WW1 views of the Jutland Admirals by both sides 00:09:24 - Why did the Americans drop the design with 4 triple turrets on later battleships? 00:14:34 - War Junks and Turtle Ships vs European equivilants? 00:18:50 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of having main turrets on the sides of the ship as opposed to centre line? 00:23:51 - Switching Intel Advantages at Midway? 00:28:09 - Most ships had a published weight, but how many of those published weights were "creatively calculated" aka the builders' lied to get under the Treaty weight limits? 00:32:02 - How does steering work in the dreadnought era? 00:35:53 - Multi-lingual crews in the age of sail? 00:41:53 - Was there something wrong with the handling (turning, etc.) of the Lexington-class aircraft carriers? 00:45:31 - How and why did degaussing systems develop? Did the development of such systems add to the Philadelphia Experiment conspiracy theory regarding the USS Eldridge? 00:49:14 - Unloading the main guns of a dreadnought era ship? 00:53:10 - What did the Royal Navy & Royal Scots Navy do during the Civil War Period (1639-1651)? 00:57:55 - Flooding a ships magazine. 01:06:19 - Channel Admin and Treaty Era Cruiser Design Competition Winners