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The Drydock - Epsiode 291 (Part 2)
🕑 Added 2024-03-30 11:00:03 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - What were the biggest differences between the US Navy's Patrol craft and Sub Chasers?
00:07:49 - Was there any effort to salvage and repair the Royal Oak?
00:13:35 - What do you think are the most ridiculous weapons used for boarding actions throughout the period the channel covers?
00:18:40 - What is the etiquette concerning use of the term "skipper"?
00:21:43 - What websites or books or other resources would be good for finding blue prints of British WWII warships?
00:26:43 - How difficult was it for the US to carry out the refit of the Richelieu?
00:33:01 - Why did the US give its older fleet tugs (AT) a different classification (ATO) in 1944?
00:38:50 - How many depth charges were carried on WW2 destroyers?
00:44:50 - 'Fake fighting' at sea?
00:51:53 - Who takes over if Lion blows up at Jutland?
00:56:15 - WW1 US sailor travels?
00:59:33 - English fleet ammunition loads during the Spanish Armada campaign?
01:05:43 - Is there a steam-and-steel period admiral that in your mind resembles Admiral Sir Edward Hawke?
01:10:20 - What was the last US Navy ship to capture a vessel for which prize money was paid out?
01:14:32 - How did they measure (rotational) torque? How did a torque sensor work for a battleship's shaft?
01:19:26 - Examples where one ship of a class significantly outshone all her sisters?
01:23:10 - Blind-spot in HMS Warspite's refit armament?
01:25:22 - How aware would the stokers, trimmers and engineers deep in the belly of coal fired warships be of the battle going on outside of the ship? Also what would the action stations be of said crew members who were off duty?
01:28:15 - Why were 18lb cannon considered so inferior to 24lbers when the diameter is not that much different?
01:33:31 - Why does Halsey partially get away with his mistakes compared with Beatty?
01:40:06 - Should Hampton Roads be considered a total Confederate defeat?
01:44:52 - What is the shortest range naval gun hit?
01:48:24 - What was the 'Unrotated Projectile' system the British experimented with in WW2?
01:54:26 - In ships of the "Steam and Steel" era, how much did crew stations factor into a ships design/stability calculations?
01:57:26 - In the theoretical decisive battles of the dreadnaught era, how did the on paper order of battle of a fleet translate into the actual structure of the fleet in battle?
02:03:01 - The modern us navy uses a series of operating manuals to provide the standard for ship operations. These primarily being CSOSS and EOSS. Were there any precursors to this system in the past and how did those work?
02:09:35 - Building ships in one place and assembling them in another?
02:16:08 - Even at the peak of the Napoleonic wars the Royal Navy created many more officers than necessary to command the fleet, to the point that even quite famous officers had trouble finding active employment. How did the Navy justify the expense of keeping so many supernumerary officers on half-pay?
02:23:39 - US Navy Search and Rescue for its carrier pilots and aircrew in the Pacific theatre?
02:29:04 - For the British Navy in the age of sail, 1650 - 1850, when signing up to serve aboard a ship, does this entitle your family members to collect your pay if you happened to die in service or was it up to the individual to send home money if they made it to pay day?
02:37:58 - What were the manufacturing tolerances for guns and shells required to have to get that consistent accuracy?
02:42:21 - How bad could flag signalling get?
02:49:18 - How common was it for submarine commanders to be as politically adept as Fluckey of USS Barb was portrayed in his book?
02:54:43 - Effectiveness of heavy AA?
03:05:34 - How effective were the Romanian and Bulgarian navys against the Russians during the black sea campaign in WW2?
03:07:45 - Naval jet aircraft in late WW2?
03:10:55 - What was the intended role of the Helmover 'Super Torpedo' and do you suppose it would have actually worked?
03:14:55 - Other than the Anzac landing, are there other interesting or decisive naval battles in the region that contributed to the Ottoman Empire loss and the subsequent British/French mandate for the region?
03:17:39 - Why weren't the IJN alerted at Midway on the 3rd?
03:18:48 - Battle of Leyte Gulf sailings?
Comments
W. Osterberg
Always look forward to patron episodes, thank you so very much for all your hard work!!!
Ted Jones
2:00 - Great photograph. Never seen a tug boat parade. Colorado built DEs - Not knowing ANYTHING, I would guess the work was done around Pueblo and moved by rail to LA and then up to Mare Island. Though I would think that taking them to the Mississippi and then by boat would be easier. What was the reality? Kamchatka - It's really a pity she wasn't sunk by Japanese torpedo boats at Tsushima. Proud to report that I've seen all 291 Drydock episodes.
