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The Drydock - Episode 278 (Patreon)

Published:

2023-12-23 10:07:15

Imported:

2023-12

Content

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:45 - What is the difference between the Triple Expansion engines used in ships and the "triplex" steam locomotive? Why were triple expansion engines successful in both warships and civilian vessels while every attempt at a triplex locomotive failed?

00:06:36 - How effective would a quadruple expansion steam engine have been compared to early steam turbines would it have been more cost effective for some navies to have tried to use these instead of early turbines given some countries had monopoly on their production?

00:12:08 - What is your opinion about the viability of launching vengeance weapons from U-Boats?

00:18:50 - A Russian battlecruiser designer also designed SS Normandie?

00:22:17 - Would it have made any real difference for the Armada if the Spanish had copied the English designs when prepping for the invasion?

00:27:00 - Given that sailors have always been superstitious and having a Jonah aboard is thought to be bad luck, is naming a ship Elizabeth Jonas (aka Jonah) really good idea?

00:33:21 - Could you describe the type of guns aboard the Mary Rose and Tudor navy?

00:38:57 - Why didn't the Armada make for the Firth of Forth to resupply and reassemble? Surely that should have been a back up plan?

00:42:25 - Have the Russian's ever had a good navy?

00:47:55 - What moment or era during the period the channel covers had the biggest power gap between the world's two strongest navies?

00:51:59 - With the benefit of hindsight, what was the optimal composition of US fast carrier task forces in WW2?

00:56:23 - Prizes in WW2?

01:02:56 - HMS Coassack and cutlasses?

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The Drydock - Episode 278

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - What is the difference between the Triple Expansion engines used in ships and the "triplex" steam locomotive? Why were triple expansion engines successful in both warships and civilian vessels while every attempt at a triplex locomotive failed? 00:06:36 - How effective would a quadruple expansion steam engine have been compared to early steam turbines would it have been more cost effective for some navies to have tried to use these instead of early turbines given some countries had monopoly on their production? 00:12:08 - What is your opinion about the viability of launching vengeance weapons from U-Boats? 00:18:50 - A Russian battlecruiser designer also designed SS Normandie? 00:22:17 - Would it have made any real difference for the Armada if the Spanish had copied the English designs when prepping for the invasion? 00:27:00 - Given that sailors have always been superstitious and having a Jonah aboard is thought to be bad luck, is naming a ship Elizabeth Jonas (aka Jonah) really good idea? 00:33:21 - Could you describe the type of guns aboard the Mary Rose and Tudor navy? 00:38:57 - Why didn't the Armada make for the Firth of Forth to resupply and reassemble? Surely that should have been a back up plan? 00:42:25 - Have the Russian's ever had a good navy? 00:47:55 - What moment or era during the period the channel covers had the biggest power gap between the world's two strongest navies? 00:51:59 - With the benefit of hindsight, what was the optimal composition of US fast carrier task forces in WW2? 00:56:23 - Prizes in WW2? 01:02:56 - HMS Coassack and cutlasses?