The Drydock - Episode 166 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 166

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:42 - Unusual ways proposed to kill a submarine 00:03:52 - Battle-carriers 00:14:11 - What was the role of escort carriers in the landings of the european theatre of war? 00:18:03 - How did Beatty get command of the Grand Fleet given his record of handling the battlecruisers, especially at Jutland? 00:21:37 - US subs and their torpedo tubes 00:27:30 - Best ship designed but never built and the opposite 00:31:19 - Why did the UK try to build ships in accordance with the 2nd London Naval Treaty? 00:36:04 - Most expensive warship ever built by % GDP 00:39:52 - Did the Soviets have a pacific fleet in WWII between 1939-1945? 00:42:03 - 'All the guns of a warship' collab? 00:43:39 - How did aircraft needing repair get transferred to Royal Navy maintenance carriers? Could this happen at sea? Did the aircraft need to be at least flight worthy so they could land on? 00:46:36 - Kriegsmarine / SS interaction? 00:48:50 - Why is the name Enterprise so iconic? 00:53:34 - How much does the coriolis effect affect naval gunnery? 00:57:12 - Homogenous British squadrons at the Battle of Jutland? 01:02:59 - Why the 15"/45, why not keep using the 15"/42? 01:05:54 - Type D / STS armour effectiveness? 01:13:04 - What happened to the navies of the Baltic countries when they were annexed? 01:14:17 - Which navy do you think had the most efficient/best superstructures for battleships, cruisers and destroyers? 01:19:24 - In the evolution of the modern navy, what, in your opinion, are the most critical turning points that drove the organization of western european seapower to completely eclipse their rivals. 01:27:09 - What did Samuel Pepy do for the Royal Navy? 01:30:03 - With the various expansion plans being espoused pre-WW2 for the various world navies which ones of these were essentially going to outstrip their nation's abilities to build and/or support these ships? 01:38:43 - Lowered quarterdecks were common on many dreadnaughts through WWI and were often seen sporting the rearmost turret. The fast battleships of WWII seemed to have shortened or fully eliminated the decks. Why the widespread design change? 01:44:04 - Was British WW1 strategy sound? 01:53:07 - Did Italian ships have to look good? 01:54:33 - Did Halsey face any kind of serious punishment for his handling of Battle of the Leyte Gulf/Battle off Samar? 01:58:13 - First ship to sail the seven seas? 02:01:30 - History of Hydrodynamics 02:06:45 - What are some major WWII and WWI wrecks that have some hope of being salvaged, as opposed to decaying until non-existence? 02:11:50 - Fast carriers and slower escorts 02:15:36 - What physical factors prevent battleship guns on small hulls? 02:18:33 - In your opinion, what were the three most brilliant tactical decisions by admirals of the Royal Navy during WW2, and what were the three worst tactical blunders? 02:22:40 - Was flash protection disabled within the Grand Fleet in a manner similar to the Battle Cruiser Fleet? 02:24:51 - Who are your 3 most favorite pirate captains in history, and why? 02:27:54 - Why were IJN captains so cautious? 02:30:34 - Battleship construction in the early 1930's? 02:37:46 - Shimose Powder 02:40:58 - Mysterious lost ship 02:43:19 - Why didn't Seymour use a cheat sheet? 02:44:46 - What is the perception of Captain Kennedy attacking Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with the Rawalpindi? 02:48:53 - Differences in seaplane doctrine between the USN and IJN? 02:54:24 - Could other battleships have been upgraded like the Iowas? 02:59:42 - How did Paravanes work? 03:03:14 - The Claw of Archimedes 03:11:31 - USS Boise in ABDA Command? 03:14:58 - Why did South American countries get Brooklyn's instead of Town's or Cleveland's? 03:17:35 - When an "Admiral raises their flag" what does this entail? 03:23:45 - How was counter-flooding done? 03:26:34 - Opinion on "Winning a Future War"? 03:37:32 - How was what "Rate" a Ship of the Line had determined? 03:42:44 - Best first effort at a super-dreadnought? 03:48:15 - Tarkin Doctrine in Axis Fleets? 03:51:04 - Could HMS Dreadnought have served at Jutland? 03:54:27 - Could Germany could have successfully invaded Sweden? 03:56:44 - How well did Captains know enemy vessels in the WWII era?