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The Drydock - Episode 176

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:33 - Why couldn't the Germans make 15" guns for the Scharnhorst's when thewy were originally building those ships? 00:04:31 - If Amagi hadn't been destroyed by the earthquake, how much might that have changed things for the IJN? 00:07:20 - How powerful were the Nagato class in reality? 00:14:59 - Troop transport SS Brazil 00:19:14 - Sternwheel paddle warships? 00:22:42 - Italian MAS boats? 00:26:03 - Considering Germany’s geographical position, would the Kriegsmarine having better designs in WWII helped them much in the grand scheme of things or would it just lead to ships not being able to get out nearly all the time anyways? 00:32:39 - How do you rate the Duca degli Abruzzi light cruiser compared to its contemporaries? 00:40:49 - HE shells explosive mass? 00:44:29 - What class of ship is the "SA80" of the naval world? 00:47:27 - How/Why did the channel get started? 00:52:04 - Upgunning the fleet 00:55:38 - Industrial milestones that led to naval innovations? 01:00:22 - In the age of sail, how long could a ship be kept in service compared to the age of steam and steel. 01:03:43 - 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

Comments

John Hargreaves

Fuel oil may be a problem with multiple ships surface raiding. Regards

Anonymous

My last place of employment was with SEPTA in Philadelphia in the IT Department. I also had a one hour train ride into work. If you make it to Philly during your US trip I am sure that you will see more than one SEPTA bus or Trolley. I too like history, particularly naval history and the 940.54 section of the library.

Anonymous

0I'd like to recommend my late grandfathers ship, USS Stanly DD-478. She started out with a seaplane catapult but that was removed very early on in he service life. Not sure what the USN was thinking with that one. The whole point of DD's is to be fast and deliver a bunch of cannon fire and torpedoes. Anyways, she participated in various other actions including Empress Augusta Bay and provided escort for various task forces during the Mariana's campaign. While on radar picket duty off Okinawa, she was attacks by Ohka rocket suicide craft. One struck her hull but the warhead passed clear through the ship and exploded in the water close by. Grimly, remains of the Ohka rocket and its pilots were recovered within the ship as it was just the warhead that passed clean through, not the whole rocket. A second Ohka also came in but the gunners got lucky and either struck the pilot or hit a control surface as it veered off at the last second and missed but was close enough that the wing of the Ohka snatched the ships ensign (the flag, not one of its officers) from the mast. She earned 9 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for her participation with DesRon 23 (The Little Beavers) during the Solomon's Campaign. Decommissioned a year or so after the war. Scrapped in the 70's