The Drydock - Episode 230 (Patreon)

The Drydock - Episode 230

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:55 - How does breaking up a ship for scrap work? 00:05:23 - What was the Yamato equivalent for the Age of Sail, Ironclads and Pre-Dreadnoughts? 00:11:20 - Armoured cruiser upgrade plans? 00:17:41 - How good was visibility from the conning tower from KGV and QE? 00:21:24 - Small tube boilers and maintainence? 00:25:22 - What is the benefit of a firetube boiler? Why did it remain the primary type for locomotives, traction engines, steam wagons, etc? 00:28:58 - How likely were East Indiamen to sail alone during the Napoleonic era? 00:31:30 - Iowa's vs anti-ship missiles? 00:35:48 - I remember reading their was a Royal Navy rating who also got a Victoria Cross during the St Nazaire raid for performing a simular act to Sergeant Durrant, is this true and if so can you please name him for us? 00:38:26 - Torpedo strike on Gneisenau? 00:41:38 - The Kriegsmarine with 300 submarines? 00:48:07 - How applicable would US Navy carrier doctrine, tactics, strategies and the like from 1944-45 be in the 1942 carrier battles given the limits of the technology and equipment from that year? 00:52:04 - What are the advantages of welding versus riveting, particularly for naval vessels? 00:55:27 - There are two ships that had unsuccessful first voyages, Titanic and Bismarck. Why do you think these two ships get so much attention after they both sank and could both be considered failures? 01:01:01 - At what point did the British realize the US could outbuild them and at what point did it become clear that would absolutely happen? Did this impact British plans and foreign policy in any way? 01:05:38 - Decomissioning of HMS Vanguard?