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The Drydock - Episode 250
🕑 Added 2023-06-03 09:01:00 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:46 - What is the name of the small mast behind the Mizzen and and how long did it survive in ship design?
00:03:58 - The transition from the 14" to the 16" in the USN in the North Carolina design?
00:06:38 - Under what circumstances could the Spanish Armada have defeated the British fleet?
00:09:16 - Ships with aesthetically awful modifications?
00:12:55 - Why did the Royal Navy named so many ships in apparently demeaning ways?
00:17:52 - Did many of the submariners actually put the Mk14 torpedo into contact fuse only mode?
00:20:07 - Why do more wrecks of smaller ships still have their guns in place?
00:26:27 - Is USS Massachusetts the only battleship left in the world to have engaged another post-dreadnought battleship?
00:28:00 - Did ships become faster after battles due to ammo expenditure?
00:31:43 - Why silk for powder bags?
00:34:07 - Why did Americans stick to single turrets on destroyers when everybody else went double?
00:40:59 - After the RN and the Royal Scots Navy were merged, what happened to the Scottish ships, men and officers? Did many of them have careers in the RN?
00:44:00 - How long on average would it take for the various ship types ie corvettes, sloops, frigates Destroyers cruisers battleships and carriers to go from peacetime in Harbor condition to we're at war need to be away from here like yesterday conditions?
00:48:07 - A few dry-docks ago you introduced us to the Lacoste Ship Brake. Could you tell us some more about this wonderfully steampunk invention?
00:52:50 - Superfiring turret placement?
00:57:38 - Would the Royal Navy have been better off in World War 1 if they had built destroyers and small cruisers in place of the post Invincible Battlecruisers?
Comments
Chipster8253
I have actually had to dial back my audio level whilst watching Drach, to avoid clipping and distortion on my TV speakers. I leave my TV Volume control at a fixed point, and reduce/raise the audio output levels of my devices for clearest sound quality. I feed my music into my stereo and mute my TV when listing to music videos on YouTube, or iTunes to avoid damaging the tiny TV speakers. You might want to check and adjust the video's volume level before adjusting the TV's volume level, to avoid quality degradation or inadequate volume levels overall. Also, make sure your computer's master output volume is set correctly. Having this turned down can reduce the overall sound level going into your TV, and make it seem like the source video is lower in sound level than it actually is. Hope this helps.
Ted Jones
The USS Albany, Chicago, and Columbus were not handsome ships. They were the USN's first all missile cruisers -- the Long Beach came first but had a couple 5" guns (somewhere). They also featured mast-stacks called "macks."
Capitano Lorenzo
Q&A Were proximity fuses ever used on depth charges during WWII? If not, were there technical reasons for not doing this?
Capitano Lorenzo
It must be the calming effect of Madame Drach that has tempered him…somewhat…;>)
Capitano Lorenzo
Q&A Did the United States Navy revert to using the Mk.10 torpedo during the early years of WWII when the Mk.14 was of little (if any) use? If yes, did the Mk.10 remain in production during the war, and was it used on U.S. Destroyers and other surface vessels as well as subs?
Consolidated Catlifter
That is super weird! I am watching on a Android TV (or whatever they call them now), so maybe it is device specific... But your's is the only one of my 80-odd subscribed channels that does this. I can of course just raise the volume, but the ads risk causing deafness... Anyway, maybe wait and see if anyone else has the issue before taking any drastic action heh. (And yes, the videos are still great, just quietly great now.)
Drachinifel
The irony is I've recording louder and louder over the last few months 😀
Consolidated Catlifter
Has anyone else noticed that the audio on Drach's videos seems to be getting quieter? Alternatively I'm developing some type of naval-history-specific deafness, which would admittedly be in line with my luck recently...
