The Drydock - Episode 115 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 115

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:37 - French 37mm automatic AA and barrel wear? 00:05:13 - Gascogne turret layout 00:11:11 - Why no autoloading battleship guns? 00:15:36 - Destroyer development series finale? 00:18:12 - If HMS Ark Royal, HMS Eagle and USS Wasp (CV-6) survived their "fates" what would be their careers in the remainer of the war? 00:24:37 - Handrails on ships? 00:28:14 - LST (R) in the Age of Sail? 00:32:39 - How practical could a squadron of seaplanes tasked with picking up survivors of sinking ships be? 00:38:05 - In WW2, how long could a ship keep on fighting if its engine was knocked out? 00:40:55 - Did the Royal Navy ever resent sending valuable officers and men to the Dominion navies or was it a case of the British sending excess personnel somewhere useful? 00:44:32 - During WWII, how much would British civilians with an interest in naval matters actually have known about what the RN was up to? 00:47:47 - Could the USN have gotten any useful service out of the ships of the line demolished at the Norfolk Naval yard at 1861? 00:51:26 - Nowaki vs Iowa and New Jersey 00:56:16 - What would the requirements be to make a good commerce interdiction carrier? 00:59:56 - What would be various historical captains and admirals reactions to the Yamato and modern super carrier, chose who ever you think would be the most amusing? 01:02:19 - Channel Admin An archive of Drydock Questions and free naval photos - www.drachinifel.co.uk Model ships of many periods - http://store.warlordgames.com?aff=21 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