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The Drydock - Episode 373 (Part 2)
🕑 Added 2025-10-25 13:00:17 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - What was responsible for the 'Dark Ages' of the Victorian Navy?
00:04:08 - What kind of escort did the Kaiser usually have?
00:06:00 - RAAF skip bombing techniques?
00:09:24 - Why the Japanese love of linoleum?
00:13:08 - 12" armed Des Moines?
00:16:00 - Could the US have realistically had two Alaskas ready at the start of 1942?
00:20:25 - An ideal monitor?
00:23:48 - What if pre-1908 ships were immune from the WNT?
00:30:09 - Why didn't the Allies opt to simply starve Japan out of WWII?
00:32:49 - Free French rallying point?
00:37:25 - Incendiary ammo for cannons?
00:42:04 - Smallest country that could maintain and operate a dreadnought battleship?
00:45:29 - Interesting notices in other countries?
00:48:36 - Where doing something sub-optimal might actually help?
00:58:19 - How did purchasing warships from overseas work?
01:03:54 - French WW2 Boilers?
01:08:19 - Has anyone ever reversed one of their engines in extremis in an attempt to evade a torpedo, bomb, or iceberg?
01:12:11 - Ships built from redwoods?
01:18:44 - Which was the best of the French 'Fleet of Experiments'?
01:21:25 - At what point during the time the channel covers was the inter service rivalry between the US armed forces the most significant?
01:26:02 - What kinds of ships were used by Japanese pirates raiding the Chinese Coast in the years of the Qing period?
01:28:09 - Who decided that the US Standards should be so slow, and why didn't they pick a faster speed?
01:32:09 - Would the Georgios Averof have stood a chance against a German (or Japanese) surface raider, when escorting convoys in the Indian Ocean?
Comments
Brian W
Redwood is relatively hard for a conifer, and is noted for being rot resistant. BTW, a good reference for wood: https://www.wood-database.com/wood-filter/
The Rogue Chief
Can pretty much guarantee that individual who sparked the need for a warning on the Iowas not to ride the hoists was a Marine and that boredom & alcohol were factors (and if you want to know why I think that ask me about mattress surfing)
