The Drydock - Episode 200 (Part 2) (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 200 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:37 - During the Napoleonic era the RN had celebrity captains. How about other ages? 00:06:23 - The Halifax Explosion 00:11:37 - Were there concerns about Kaga being a 'third carrier'? 00:13:16 - In planning your second trip to the States are there any ports or museums that you have already discounted as "not worth it" because of their content and distance from other sites? 00:15:54 - If I heard correctly in the last Drydock, you mentioned that the New Mexico class was your favorite US standard battleship class. So why no 5 Minute guide? 00:16:55 - What did the British know of Bismark's capabilities at the time they had to hunt her down? 00:19:55 - Figureheads on ships in the age of sail? 00:23:47 - Face-hardened vs Homogenous armour on turret roofs? 00:29:01 - Flame-throwing cannon? 00:31:36 - Pronounciation of the Danish Capital? 00:33:42 - In a previous drydock, you mention that the range on US Navy submarines in World War 2 would actually work against them if deployed to the Mediterranean, can you elaborate on it? 00:36:35 - Having gone through multiple museum ships, where there any times that you saw something on one ship, wondered what it was or how it worked, and then went on another ship and got the context that you needed to explain your question? 00:40:21 - Mystery ship? 00:41:41 - Saint Brendan of Clonfert 00:45:30 - Second Battle of Sabine Pass 00:49:25 - Ports with limited depth, why? 00:53:00 - US Coast Guard in war? 00:55:26 - Collapse of the Naval Treaties 00:59:36 - Could it be argued that the British Blockade of Germany was a and maybe the decisive part in the Allied victory in WW1? 01:05:05 - Training torpedoes in the fleet problem exercises? 01:07:46 - Royal Navy Essex class? 01:19:03 - Prolonged raking fire?