The Drydock - Episode 223 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:34 - Kongo's and if they are BB's/BC's again?

00:07:12 - How dangerous were what we would consider childhood diseases to the under nourished crews of age of sail ship?

00:12:02 - Deployment of ships in/around July 1939?

00:13:43 - What goes into the design and construction of a ship's propellers?

00:20:17 - When did the "use it or lose it" approach to US Department of Defense funding come about; and how has it impacted the US Navy?

00:24:18 - NCO's with degrees?

00:27:23 - How integrated was Coastal Command with the Royal Navy in hunting German U-boats?

00:29:28 - Did any ships carry and use both square rigged sails and lateen sail?

00:31:36 - Floatplane operations and rough seas

00:35:41 - WW2 Atlantic Kriegsmarine supply network?

00:41:47 - Why aft deck mounts?

00:45:18 - How effective were air-dropped mines in comparison to conventionally-laid mines?

00:49:13 - For the long-range hits or straddles that were made by some ships, were any able to repeat that similar performance during their engagements or have some degree of consistency?

00:52:52 - If the KGVs had undergone major refits between 1950 and 1955, what would they look like?

00:56:10 - Large 'clocks' on ships?

00:59:14 - Would there be a flagship for convoys, especially the Atlantic convoys?

01:01:32 - Regarding the Mark 14 Torpedo, do you know if any of the personnel at the Bureau of Ordinance ever faced any sort of repercussions for their repeated denial of frontline reports?

01:03:34 - The mysterious loss of the Carroll A Deering

01:10:02 - Torpedoes and Ships of the Line?

01:13:56 - Operation Hannibal

01:17:29 - The Ryan RF-1

01:20:49 - Greyhound's escort group?

01:25:45 - Sampson vs Schley

01:29:35 - Between 1905 and 1945, how many times did battleships actually engage other battleships?

01:32:12 - Why is Royal Navy Procurement and Building historically comparatively free of "show projects"

01:36:22 - Did the Royal Navy have a force similar to the SeaBee's, or a device similar to the pontoon block?

01:37:49 - How stable are modern cruise ships?

01:41:14 - Secondary systems running from the main boilers?

01:43:26 - Cargo submarine designs?

01:48:45 - Two single 18 inch guns on HMS Furious, why?

01:50:37 - Air Void on an Iowa's turret?

01:51:50 - Baden trials?

01:58:41 - Adalbert Schneider

02:03:44 - How much more political or economic damage would there have been if John Paul Jones' squadron had succeeded in destroying or capturing a significant portion of the convoy?

02:09:35 - Fast rescue boats?

02:11:40 - Repair ships

02:16:45 - What planning/contingencies were put in place to preserve some sort of command structure to at least be able to surrender instead of sinking or possibly even keep fighting?

02:20:52 - Cordite dust and shock triggering?

02:27:52 - Can you tell us a bit about the "the Perisher" Submarine training course?

02:36:12 - What are (in your opinion) the 5 worst carrier conversions and how/why have they made it on the list?

02:42:59 - If you could do an around-the-world tour on any one museum ship, which would you choose and why?

02:45:06 - Apart from proximity fused ammuntion, was there ever any study done into advanced ammunition for naval guns in the 1930/40s?

02:47:47 - Why didn't the USN have torpedoes on its cruisers? (   • Why Don't American Battleships Have T...  )

02:51:42 - Lattice gantries on the side of WW2 aircraft carriers?

02:53:26 - Could you discuss how tough it was to sink the Bismarck as compared to other ships in WW2?