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The Drydock - Episode 297
🕑 Added 2024-05-11 09:00:07 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - When were lifeboats first required for ships?
00:04:56 - How did the German escort ships compare to their British counterparts?
00:09:50 - Why no German minelayer submarines in WW2?
00:12:58 - Why do some ships have a much lower stern?
00:18:12 - Why would a blunt head be more hydrodynamic?
00:23:20 - Since Mahan's doctrine was so misunderstood, how could it have been applied by the Japanese in WWII?
00:32:52 - Had the War of 1812 gone on for longer and the Americans built their own freshwater first-rate to counter HMS St. Lawrence, how would the naval situation on Lake Ontario turn out?
00:36:54 - What exactly is raking fire. Why is it so important?
00:40:32 - What exactly was it that gave USS Constitution such a strong reputation with the British as a threat?
00:43:30 - 'Under-charged' guns?
00:47:52 - Harwood vs Troubridge in engagements with bigger foes?
00:55:21 - Jeanne de Clisson?
01:00:10 - How did the term "gunboat diplomacy" get started?
01:03:51 - Warspite vs Yamato?
01:10:04 - Mistaking Texas for an R class?
Comments
Ted Jones
What makes the New York class easy for me to identify are the AA towers.
Jacob Adam
As a Michigander, your pronunciation of Chippewa is correct.
