The Drydock - Episode 226 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 226

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:52 - Is it safe to say that WW1 Dreadnoughts were more stable than a WW2 Battleship? 00:06:11 - If the RN had made the fusion design and had a 25 knot battle line from before the US started it's Standard classes do you think the Standards would have still been 21 knots? 00:12:26 - Changes in the Divisions of the Grand Fleet? 00:19:01 - Battles significantly affected by the weather? 00:24:46 - Were the Indiana-class pre-dreadnought battleships really as bad as some sources say they were? 00:29:30 - Given the insane luck HMS New Zealand had, and given the Navy tradition of naming ships after lucky/successful predecessors, why has there never been another HMS New Zealand? 00:33:21 - Why was the force at Gibraltar called "Force H"? 00:36:48 - What were the Courageous class for? 00:46:46 - To the best of your knowledge, would the Anglo Japanese alliance have survived into the 1940s if it was not broken up by treaties? 00:53:12 - What's the most horrific Darwin Award from the Pacific theatre of WW2 linked to the use of naval aviation? 00:57:07 - Why did the French 13" gun have a longer barrell life than the Italian 15" despite having a higher muzzle velocity? 00:59:40 - What would you recommend to read about the reasons and the events of the British naval decline after the second world war? 01:01:56 - Why did SMS Lubeck had multiple screws on a single shaft?