The Drydock - Episode 253 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:45 - What term was more often used to describe warships in the Age of Sail?

00:05:47 - The Battle of Wake Island -- Did the IJN learn anything from the experience that they applied to their later amphibious operations in 1942?

00:07:51 - How honest were the various navies with self-assessment after a battle, especially if they were on the losing end or just took significant damage?

00:14:17 - Ski-jump HMS Furious?

00:17:09 - How are driving bands attached to shells, did they break?

00:20:57 - What did the US War of Independence mean for the Royal Navy?

00:24:39 - How did escort carriers operate on convoy escort?

00:29:24 - At what time in history is it generally acknowledged that the British Navy was the most powerful in the world?

00:33:31 - What, in your opinion, are the real stories about why U-530 and U-977 surrendered in Argentina?

00:37:05 - When a wooden warship was sent to the breakers, what happened? What were they looking to salvage and what was the market for used parts of a wooden warship?

00:41:55 - Did Shokaku sink faster because of the crude oil in her tanks?

00:44:01 - Was Shinano a super-carrier?

00:48:20 - Export controls in the Age of Iron and Steam?

00:52:29 - Stan Lee/Disney cartoons in WW2?

00:54:06 - Effectiveness of different deck armour schemes?

01:14:42 - How have carrier launch and recovery procedures changed over the years from HMS Argus to the end of the period the channel covers?

01:19:32 - What warship from 1900 on that has been mostly forgotten by history do you feel most deserves to be remembered?

01:22:47 - Why did the USN assume that the older standards would no longer be part of the fleet by 44-45?

01:29:20 - Is there an Allied 'Shinano'?

01:31:06 - How many (if any) warships have survived the explosion of their primary magazine?

01:35:52 - How tall odds can an age of sail beat?

01:42:31 - Double loaded gun accidents?

01:45:22 - Would a 4.7" DP gun fit the same BD mount as the 4.5"?

01:50:01 - Rudder defences?

01:56:00 - What problems did the Mk15 torpedo have compared to the Mk14?

02:01:03 - History of the prison ship?

02:05:21 - Were torpedo tubes on battleships a waste of space?

02:09:32 - What was the first true "warship" in history?

02:14:14 - Why is the only museum TBD Devastator a replica?

02:17:35 - The utilty of the battle-carrier?

02:20:21 - Besides USS Monitor's inevitable defeat of HMS Warrior, what misconceptions, myths, or flat out lies about naval history do you find most annoying?

02:30:45 - How to develop naval timbers in the Age of Sail?

02:36:41 - Was there any class in commission a shorter time than the Alaska class?

02:39:42 - Why was Nagumo left in charge of Kido Butai after the Midway disaster?

02:43:22 - Opinion of Duncan/St Vincent in WOWS?

02:49:37 - Would the Fubuki class have been better off if they had been built with the 100mm turrets of the Akizuki in place of the 5 inch guns they originally had?

02:53:28 - What do you think of Admiral Robert Burnett?

02:55:52 - Would extending Hood's 3" strake to cover the turbine rooms save her?