Drachinifel
patreon
The Drydock - Episode 296
🕑 Added 2024-05-04 09:00:05 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - Space/weight implications of turrets?
00:07:58 - Why did Germany scuttle so many of their ships at the end of the war?
00:10:36 - Which "Lutzow" had a hard time at the hands of Norwegian shore batteries?
00:14:10 - Concerning the capture of the future SMS Seeadler, why was one submarine crewman enough to convince the crew to sail for Germany (british prize crew excluded, because they were locked up) when they could have easily overpowered him after the U-boat left ?
00:19:38 - How did water flow from one compartment to the next aboard Titanic?
00:24:53 - How can you distinguish ships of different countries in the age of sail?
00:29:51 - Did the Royal navy ever consider creating a naval version of the 17 pounder or the Quick Fire 3.7 inch gun the British Army was using?
00:31:43 - Given the magnitude of the situation why didn't the Spanish have any ships harass the English Armada as it moved around?
00:34:51 - If the 24 pounders of vasa's Era would penitrate 90 cm of wood [36 inch] why were so many casemates including the timber clads and the tin clads that had maybe an inch of boiler plate built with 24 inch wooden walls?
00:38:57 - How do you distinguish between a good accurate book/account of an event and bad/lying one?
00:47:45 - Was there ever any attempts at a Jet torpedo bomber?
00:50:08 - How long after the first and second world war's were errant sea mines a threat to shipping?
00:52:25 - Why did US ships tend to have more crew than other nations ships of a similar size/role/displacement in the interwar/WW2 period?
00:57:11 - How was the division of the bombardment force of Operation Neptune decided, given that some beaches had multiple battleships and on others the heaviest asset was a light cruiser?
00:59:38 - Why did USN aircrew start wearing brown shoes instead of the standard black shoes?
01:00:50 - Do we know if the italian navy ever considered a naval bombarment of Valleta, specifically the area of the port? Couple of battleships with escorts, time it to have air cover from Sicily maybe?
Comments
Peter Navarch
This video 32 min. My interpretation is of medium wind, sails fully powered up. 3 topsails set. However, oars appear to be shown. What is the interpretation?
Peter Navarch
Warship crew numbers - a personal observation. I took a major part in the building of HMAS TORRENS (Type 12 destroyer escort, UK design), which featured practically all machinery space operations (valves etc) being remotely initiated from the machinery control room. I later went aboard one of our later build (USA) Adams class DDGs, to find that practically all the corresponding valves would be operated locally by stokers with wheel spanners. I haven't any info on machinery dept manning numbers. Both were twin screw steam turbine designs. Type 12s - 2 boilers 30 000 SHP, Adams - 4 boilers 70 000 SHP.
Library of Context
Based on your comments on Lutzow vs. Norwegian shore batteries - maybe a Friday video on 'one in a million' shots? The random grenade that some how manages to find the powder magazine, the small caliber shell that disables a turret, the golden BB first salvo that hits a turret magazine.
W. Osterberg
Sunrise and Drach with coffee, a great start to the day.
