The Drydock - Episode 224 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 224

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - Mines in the War of 1812? 00:02:33 - Where and how did the British get the materials to actually build St Lawrence? 00:04:18 - How much faster would 1930-40’s warships have been had todays understanding of hydrodynamics been applied to their hull designs at the time? 00:10:56 - Was there reasonable evidence in the early 1920's, for airships having more potential for the Navy than carriers? 00:16:02 - At its height of power before and up to the Battle of Trafalgar what was the main makeup of the Royal Navy battle line? How many first rate, second rate and third rate ships were in service?? 00:20:07 - Shinano as a proper carrier? 00:26:53 - How important was Malacca Strait in WWII? 00:29:44 - Admiral Hart 00:35:47 - How did they remount guns during the Age of Sail? 00:39:31 - Has their ever been a time where a captain or other crew members have conspired to keep a ship unduly out of harms way? 00:45:04 - How was half pay calculated? 00:47:56 - Why was the Med not suitable for large scale sustained carrier ops? 00:58:45 - Could Wasp have been built as a full-size Yorktown?