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The Drydock - Episode 261 (Part 1)
🕑 Added 2023-08-26 07:00:05 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:31 - Evolution of fuel types?
00:07:17 - Was the Atago layout a good idea?
00:11:11 - When did ships begin to produce enough drinking water for their crew?
00:14:24 - What in your mind, was the best class of WWII Fleet Submarine?
00:18:26 - Why do lots of torpedoes have bronze or brass caps?
00:20:52 - How important/effective were anti-submarine nets at harbor entrances during WW2?
00:24:11 - Who invented the term “turtle-back armor”? Was it a modern invention or is it much earlier?
00:27:29 - Was air-bursting ever used for shore bombardment in the manner of land-based artillery?
00:31:04 - When was the social requirements for an officer in the RN relaxed and by who?
00:33:20 - Admiral Joe Fowler USN?
00:36:03 - What would be the smallest effective DP calibre?
00:40:36 - Spotter aircraft were used to assist Cruisers and capital ships with aiming at long distances. How did this work?
00:44:01 - Are there certain vessels, nations, ship types, that have better crew ergonomics than others?
00:47:49 - What do you think about preserving the remains of a sunken vessel like it vs restoring to (near enough) original condition?
00:52:27 - An intro to human torpedos?
00:57:14 - The account of Capt. Johan Lindemann from the Mail Steamer Gouverneur General Loudon, was very useful in understanding the Krakatoa eruption and helped found the study of volcanology, are there other notable cases where by serendipity or unfortunate/fortunate accident, where a ship has accidentally contributed to science?
01:02:21 - First USN ship that could comfortably defeat HMS Warrior?
01:08:09 - Was there much of a difference in capability between a Gato, Balao, and Tench class submarine?
01:10:26 - How well would battleship armor hold up to getting hit in essentially the same spot multiple times, when the first round doesn't pierce the armor?
01:13:34 - What are some of your favorite Never Built designs from World of Warships?
01:15:33 - Did Hawkins and Fisher come up with the same concept hundreds of years apart?
01:19:53 - You recently discussed a Midways for Yorktowns swap in 1941. How would a one-for-one swap of the Malta class for the Illustrious class from 1940 impact the actions of the Royal Navy?
01:24:02 - Who was the Blue Admiral in US Navy Fleet Problem 8; who used towing, tides and currents to boost his fleet's otherwise slow speed and slip past the Orange Fleet?
01:26:04 - Nuclear shells for capital ships?
01:27:41 - How was gunpowder handled during battle on an age of sail First-rate?
01:31:00 - HMS Rattler vs HMS Alecto
01:35:23 - The invasion of Bougainville and Empress Augusta Bay in early November 1943?
01:39:23 - Now that you've completed the videos on the ships you visited in your 2022 US tour, do you have any general observations or opinions
01:51:17 - Why didn’t the US Navy set up torpedo nets at Pearl Harbor?
01:54:47 - In regards to the USS Ranger, is there anything (refit/rebuild) that could have been done during the war to make her a viable combatant in the Pacific theater?
01:59:02 - Could you describe in greater detail how Lt. Commander Bruce McCandless took command of the flagship USS San Francisco in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, after the senior officers (including the TF commander, Admiral Callaghan) were wiped out?
02:04:20 - We all know about the British ships over performing compared to their designed top speed, but which ships from any navy do the worst compared the designed top speed?
02:09:47 - Why do holes in the funnel make a ship slow down?
02:13:14 - Would Ranger have done better for the IJN than Hiyo or Junyo?
02:15:30 - Black Sea Hilfskreuzer?
02:18:35 - Both with and without hindsight, how would you have designed the US Standards had you been in charge?
02:23:33 - Besides Hood and Bismarck, what are other examples of "golden bbs" in naval history?
02:26:55 - Why Zuikaku's green camo?
02:31:45 - Why did battleship shells sometimes fail to penetrate bunkers on D-Day?
02:36:43 - Aircraft carriers and the rubber flight deck
02:42:04 - Was Duke of York almost sold to the USN and if so, could the USN have used her?
02:47:04 - Of all the designs made by the Austro-Hungarian MTK (Marinetechnische Komitee - Marine Technical Committee), which one, if built, would have been the best suited to combat in a late WW1 or early 1920's scenario?
02:52:10 - Which of the three unfinished Admiral Class battlecruisers (Anson, Howe, and Rodney) was the most complete when cancelled? How many pictures these ship under construction are there?
02:54:11 - What changes allowed US whaling fleets to routinely sail to the mid-south-Pacific while only a couple of centuries earlier, sailing ships struggled to cross the Atlantic?
02:56:55 - The loss of the Leonardo da Vinci
Comments
Brian Pickering
You mentioned a trip to the US coming up in September, and (IIRC) you said you'll be travelling to the Pacific Northwest. When will you be publishing details of that trip (or is it going to be personal, in which case darnit.) Wondering, because I'm in the Seattle area, and have been looking for an excuse to get over to Bremerton sometime.
The Rogue Chief
I served with 3rd Marines in Hawaii for whom Bougainville is remembered as our baptism by fire. It’s still a pretty big deal in the regiment’s lore and November 1 (the first day of the landings) is still known to us as Bougainville Day.
