The Drydock - Episode 197 (Part 1)

ROBERT NABORNEY

No, it's a Super Dreadnought (gun greater than 12 inch to 14 inch), but the standards began with the Nevada class - and even they are non-standard, with 2X2 and 2X3 turrets - the first "real standards were arguably the Pennsylvanias (4X3 14 inch) which was continued on the New Mexicos and Tennessees. The Colorados are considered standards even though they mounted 4X2 16 inch

14" Standard battleship preserved? Isn't the Texas a Standard battleship?

ROBERT NABORNEY

Pk=2. IIRC the JMSDF made DASH work. Alpha was an American equivalent to Limbo which the British seemed to love

You mentioned the DASH helicopter, along with the ill fated weapon alpha, we felt there was an equal likelihood of our being attacked rather than the enemy. Of course, the most atrocious idea, we thought, what the the nuclear depth charge. .

Robert Hilton

Wise to split this month's Patreon drydock if you're getting over jetlag - work yourself back as there isn't a need to get really sick after that extended travel and long plane ride.

David Pierce

You know what might be cool, would be a video on Jane's Fighting Ships. Who the original people were who created it, how they gathered information back in the early 20th century, that sort of thing.

Andrew Dederer

One overlooked advantage Fram had on the ex-whalers (Endurance and Tera Nova, and the custom-built, but derived Discovery) was that she had a diesel engine instead of a steam boiler. This meant she didn't have to "keep up steam" if she needed to be ready to move (navigating pack ice for instance) and thus didn't need to devote nearly the space to fuel (or men to service the engine). Polar vessels (for which read "whalers" ) where sheathed in greenheart, a very dense wood usually used for pilings. They used a sheath both for cost and because greenheart is not buoyant in itself.

Brian Reddeman

Unacceptable! 😁

Every Iowa hit 35 knots “without strain”. While serving on board all four, I was present for speed trials in two and each went by 35 before being secured.

Terrific program, thank you. Again, as a consequence of my six, mostly unaccompanied tours at the Pentagon, I had copious time to devote to looking things up as I used to call it. Once the torpedo issues were corrected for the US subs, the attack computer as it was known, was given very high marks, and, rated superior against its competitors. The after action report for midway, quite rightfully disparaged any further dependence on the Devastator. It was only the emerging presence of the t that saved the notion of the torpedo plane, or at least kept it on board in squadron strength. Later on, Halsey is quoted as reminding his aviators that they must let in water not air. I’m sure this audience knows the benefits of its size and speed, the ability to carry the torpedo enclosed within the fuselage, etc. The U.S. Navy post world war two analysis, ranks the Avenger as the top performing torpedo plane of the conflict.

ROBERT NABORNEY

A large number of Great War vintage V&W class destroyers were converted to Long Range Escorts during WW2 by removing one boiler to provide additional berthing space and additional bunkerage. My question is, what was the range after the conversion?