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The Drydock - Episode 365 (Part 1)
🕑 Added 2025-08-30 08:00:10 +0000 UTC00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Was refitting USS West Virginia more for pride or more for practicality?
00:08:22 - How common was keelhauling and and what happened to survivors?
00:12:36 - Every so often, the idea Admiral King coerced the British into D-Day by threatening to "take his ball and go home" pops up. Is there any evidence to support this assertion?
00:16:32 - PT-305 and her mortar?
00:22:54 - Dr. Alex Clarke has made the argument that in Star Trek the Starfleet officer corps doesn't make good sense where Captains are doing things an Admiral or his staff should do and vica versa. What are your thoughts?
00:31:00 - Have non English speaking Navies also continued to use ship classifications that are based on late 1800s roles of vessels such as cruiser, destroyer, etc?
00:35:55 - Aerial refueling had already been trialled and used as early as the mid 20's. If the technology had been more developed and matured how might WW2 have changed?
00:41:51 - Several members of the British Commonwealth helped fund various ships, such as HMAS Australia and New Zealand, but for other Commonwealth countries that did not fund a specific ship, were they still expected to contribute funds to Britain to build up the Royal Navy?
00:47:55 - Are there any accounts of or from the pilot who had to guide USS Missouri into Tokyo Bay or any pilots who had to guide in any of the other Allied ships in?
00:52:34 - Big vs small shells
01:02:37 - Admiral Craddock and the Tampico Incident?
01:11:44 - Battle of Samar, did the torpedo attacks of the US escorts give away their nature?
01:15:33 - What navy would you prefer to serve, or maybe your top 3 navies, based solely on the preferred drink served aboard their warships? Rum, beer, wine, something else?
01:17:07 - Could titanium have been useful in WW2 warships?
01:22:22 - How much at risk were battleships allocated to support WW2 Atlantic convoys, particularly at night from U-boats on the surface?
01:26:09 - Why didn't WW2 navies use hollow-charges?
01:33:25 - At what point does radio silence become more harmful than helpful?
01:38:25 - What is your opinion on deploying warships "For-but-not-with" their full armament or equipment?
01:44:44 - Effect on an Age of Sail ship of extensive consumption of ammo?
01:49:34 - The blockade against Japan?
01:56:46 - US taking territory in the Carribiean in the 1860's/70's?
02:02:05 - How effective was the Mk27 "Cutie" acoustic homing torpedo against chasing enemy escort ships or moving target?
02:05:25 - Empire: Total War sea battle?
02:10:02 - When and why did the Royal Navy decide that madmen that would willingly choose violence unless explicitly ordered not to, would make the best captains for its destroyers?
02:16:04 - What would be your ideal refit for Warspite?
02:22:24 - In Germany, the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty is often considered a strategic blunder by the Kaiser. My question is: What units could have been stationed on Heligoland, and how well would those units have been suited to disrupting coastal shipping?
02:27:37 - How much tonnage did the USN save on the South Dakota's with their higher pressure boilers?
02:32:31 - The story of HMS Hind?
02:35:08 - How often did warships and submarines fire a spread of torpedoes at a single target?
02:40:19 - Thornycroft unbuilt interwar designs?
02:44:09 - HMS London's refit?
02:49:40 - Why did few ships after the Nelson's go 'all forward'?
02:53:59 - What are some examples of Naval technologies that evolved/changed the LEAST over the time period the channel covers?
02:55:24 - When you attend various conferences / read historian trade journals (i.e. talking about the nuts and bolts of your craft), has there been any talk about how AI is impacting your field in terms of research materials?
03:03:06 - In the novel Dracula, the Demeter sets sail with 5 hands, 2 mates, a cook and the captain. Is this a normal crew for a small merchant ship?
03:04:34 - BPF/USN co-operation?
03:09:50 - In the period the channel covers, was there a navy-use ship that was designed to put everything towards speed and/or maneuverability with armor (if any) and firepower as an afterthought or token use?
Comments
Drachinifel
Look for the 'Patreon Rewards - September' thread and then you can put the question there as a reply :)
Nietzwietz of Gdańsk
Sorry for offtopic-I'm new supporter. How can I add question for drydock?
The Rogue Chief
It sounds like the Heligoland-Zanzibar treaty was the perfect example of diplomacy & democracy, ie ensuring that everyone walks away from the table equally unhappy
