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The Drydock - Episode 257 (Part 1)
🕑 Added 2023-07-28 17:00:08 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:39 - Was there a conspiracy of the 'big gun' admirals?
00:07:02 - I've only seen the US Navy Green Aviators uniform in reference drawings, never in photos. How common was it?
00:10:42 - Monmouth class changes to casemates?
00:12:26 - Was it more a technological or tactical issue that delayed the development of fire control systems in warships?
00:17:17 - The evolution of watertight compartments?
00:25:16 - Between Texas and the Iowas, which ship/class do you think went through the biggest changes in their service lives?
00:29:57 - What makes a gun dual purpose rather than single?
00:39:58 - Historical defections?
00:45:56 - In general were aircraft on cruisers worth the price of admission in the opening stages of WW2?
00:50:12 - Did many German ships use hydrophones in WW2?
00:53:12 - Since the British 15-inch/42 gun was so over-engineered, could they have been bored to a larger caliber, like those of the Italian battleships?
00:58:12 - HMCS Uganda voting itself out of the war?
01:04:50 - USN naval logistics in the UK?
01:09:23 - Draft marking standards?
01:14:38 - Why were the RN and IJN pointing guns at each other in 1939?
01:22:00 - Where was the Royal Navy during the Glorious Revolution?
01:28:01 - How did supercharges work?
01:32:57 - Why was it that the IJN seemed to place so much importance on using float planes as compared to other navies?
01:36:35 - Based on the building yards available and the technology as of 1918 how large could a warship hypothetically get?
01:42:23 - Is Operation Pedestal, the Malta naval resupply mission in WW2, considered a success or a failure?
01:49:01 - What was the planned distribution of the Royal Navy in late 1945/early 46 if Japan hadn't surrendered? How much would be left at home/throughout the empire when there were no threats worth noting?
01:53:47 - What would have been the most realistic worst case scenario for the Americans at the Battle of the Philippines Sea?
02:03:13 - Why the race for bigger guns instead of rate of fire in the late 19th century?
02:07:13 - Battleship guns which need to be in certain positions to load?
02:13:06 - When a typical warship (including submarines) is "on station" in an assigned area, what is it doing movement-wise?
02:17:05 - What was a 'Condensing Ship?"
02:19:58 - What would be your choices for the Seven Deadly Sins of naval warfare? What about the Seven Heavenly Virtues of the same?
02:28:10 - When did breechblock guns for the navies/as naval armament come into place and how did they influence shipdesign for turrets and magazines in the first 10 to 15 years after their introduction?
02:32:54 - During the Battle of Elli the ottomans had four capital ships aside from the two Brandenburg-class what were the other two ships is it safe to assume they were modernized ironclads and if so what were they armed with ?
02:35:58 - Before the creation of powered tugboats, how did they maneuver large sail-powered ships of the line in ports and dockyards?
02:39:36 - John of Gaunt crossed waters for military purposes several times. While his land campaigns are well documented, what is known about his fleets and their experiences?
02:42:17 - Ramifications of the night action at Jutland?
02:47:11 - How important was convoy HG76?
02:50:00 - What was the single most significant technological advancement made between 1919 and 1938, with respect to naval matters?
02:54:24 - Who had more impact on Japanese maritime thought and doctrine, Togo or Yamamoto?
02:57:07 - Were there ever any plans to up gun the KGV class ships to bigger guns?
02:59:26 - Can you explain the nature of HMS Warspite's steering problems?
Comments
Art Brogden
Re: Birmingham... "FAFO (F*ck Around Find Out)
Ted Jones
One of the Deadly Sins should relate to logistics.
The Rogue Chief
Is anyone else dealing with the prove you’re not a robot code? And if so anyone know how you type that code in with a smartphone? No bar for imputing it is showing up on my iPhone
