The Drydock - Episode 215 (Part 1) (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 215 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:47 - How many naval guns would a major navy's primary base have in the 1860's? 00:08:23 - Differences in the quality of armour plate? 00:14:09 - What kind of hand-to-hand combat training did Age of Sail sailors learn? 00:18:23 - Naval Museums in Europe open/closed? 00:20:41 - During the Washington and London Naval Treaties, could a shipyard build a ship as a proof of concept I.e. not part of any navy? 00:22:37 - Turbo/Super-chargers for ships? 00:25:42 - Admiral Vernon? 00:31:18 - Why was not German High Seas Fleet mutiny met with deadly force from the military police and / or whomever should be responsible for keeping the order during war time? 00:34:14 - USS Boston bell? 00:35:51 - How much did the Royal Navy consider the qualities of an individual captain when choosing who to put in command of a ship? 00:41:56 - Could Wallises bouncing bombs be theoretically used agains St. Nazaire dock gates? 00:44:36 - Repairs to USS Texas? 00:49:21 - How important was speed for battle line engagement other than running away? 00:52:40 - HMS Warspite at Narvik? 00:56:18 - Armored cruiser USS North Carolina in WW1 00:57:44 - Why were the Kongos seen as such a threat to other nations and in your opinion what nation built the best-looking ships? 01:04:53 - How did ships recognize which ship was which during the age of sail? 01:09:26 - How slow could an interwar battle line go and still be effective? 01:13:47 - How does one calculate the turning radius of a ship that wasn't built, such as the G3? 01:17:09 - Is there any books or other sources of information regarding the deployment/location of Imperial Japanese Navy ships around about late June to early July of 1939? 01:19:42 - Which set of two or three sister ships were the most dissimilar or un-alike? Also, is there a RN equivalent to DANFS? 01:23:36 - In your opinion how do russian and soviet warships compare to their contemporaries? 01:29:58 - Movie 'Below' ASW gear? 01:32:16 - Battle stations routes? 01:34:30 - Post-battle care in the Age of Sail? 01:38:09 - What ship named after a historical naval figure had a battle record that was most reminiscent of the character and accomplishments of its namesake? 01:39:49 - Why was Hood not overhauled in the late 1930's? 01:46:03 - Which were the biggest fleet design blunders of the 20th century? 01:56:56 - German Rescue Buoy's - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fDnSQoneiE 02:01:54 - How common were enemy warships lurking off shore of bases in peacetime? 02:07:27 - What are the origins and earliest use of the convoy system and how effective was it in protecting merchant ships from enemy predation? 02:12:40 - How common was it for sailor not being able to swim? 02:17:30 - How have humans used sounding leads to navigate the North Sea and other waters? 02:22:55 - Holystoning? 02:27:12 - Ships surviving AP ammo when HE would've been better? 02:33:10 - How were the tonnage limits for the Washington naval treaty decided on? 02:36:15 - What is the worse possible weather that a navy of the age of steam and steel try to fight it out in? 02:38:08 - Naval wargames? 02:43:29 - Does Derfflinger or Seydlitz better deserve the nickname 'Iron Dog'? 02:45:55 - US Standard battleship propulsion? 02:49:47 - USS Roanoke sinking on launch? 02:50:40 - RN pensions in the early 20th century 02:55:08 - Minimum tonnage for a fleet carrier in WW2? 03:00:18 - How 'standard' are the US Standards? 03:02:35 - Why was the diesel marine engine not used more widely during the first half of the 20th Century?