The Drydock - Episode 109 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 109

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - Nelson class seakeeping? 00:04:45 - Boiler explosions under fire? 00:09:32 - What if George Tryon didn't die? 00:15:19 - Importance of flogging in the Royal Navy? 00:19:25 - USN resource allocation in WW2? 00:25:48 - What is a frigate? 00:32:22 - What did the British intend to do with the German fleet after the end of WWI? 00:34:27 - Naval wars won by attrition? 00:39:37 - Warship structural plans? 00:42:08 - How did crews survive in the colder Northern Seas during Age of Sail on warships? 00:45:22 - Closing the mid-Atlantic Gap? 00:49:09 - Nelson class speed with more machinery? 00:52:40 - Chores aboard a submarine for an aviator? 00:54:48 - Was there ever a point that Japan could have realistically beaten the U.S. during WWII? 00:58:51 - How did the role of a boy seaman in the Royal navy evolve from the age of sail to the end of the first world war? 01:03:21 - The RNLI 01:07:03 - RNAS Yeovilton 01:09:15 - Turtle ships in Europe? 01:14:34 - Drach designed model kits? 01:17:18 - Renaming ship classes? 01:19:48 - Why did HMS Berwick perform so poorly against the Admiral Hipper? 01:22:17 - Luftwaffe vs warships 01:25:56 - Most common German naval mine in 1944? 01:27:26 - Tiger Cruise's 01:29:45 - Testing large naval guns on land 01:39:07 - Ships without casualties and salvaging ships 01:43:24 - Which was more out of date, USS Texas (1892) during the Spanish American War, or USS Texas during WW2? 01:48:06 - Coaling a ship 01:51:41 - Ships winning through 'impossible' positions? 01:54:04 - 8" or 6" cruisers? 01:58:12 - Drydock Load Distribution 02:06:01 - Triple / 3-gun turret? 02:06:28 - Loss of slipways? (Video: Stefano Ferrara 2019) 02:09:13 - USN opens fires sooner at Guadalcanal? 02:14:29 - Sailors deserving of the highest awards? 02:18:15 - What is a lake freighter? What do you think happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald? 02:25:02 - Unusual AA systems and jets? 02:35:52 - Blockade of Germany in WW1 and WW2? 02:41:15 - Halifax Explosion 02:43:22 - Fuel additives in naval engines? 02:45:01 - Quickest way to advance dreadnought design? 02:49:22 - Flag Officer Seymour vs Flag Officer Drax 02:52:15 - Guns and increasing range 02:58:34 - Replacing Sails 03:02:02 - Channel Admin + an appeal https://www.gofundme.com/f/battleship-new-jersey-youtube-education-fund An archive of Drydock Questions - http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=01617042833519560963 Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Want to get some books? www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifelDrydock