The Drydock - Episode 137

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:41 - Would the incomplete Imperator Nikolai I make a suitable aircraft carrier conversion for the Black Sea/Med?

00:04:12 - Negatives of high velocity guns?

00:08:51 - Assuming the Russians could complete the Nikolai by 1917, how would a fight between the Nikolai and the Yavuz/Geoben go down?

00:12:16 - How long does it take to make an episode of The Drydock? Also, how much, if any, research do you do for Drydock questions?

00:16:45 - Is there a better argument for calling the 16”/45 gun instead of the oft-hyped 16”/50 the best battleship gun in terms of design?

00:23:10 - How Good Was USS Enterprise’s Helmsman?

00:28:20 - If the Carriers were present during the 1st Battle of Savo Island would they have been any danger? How many escorts left with them? Could those escorts have made a significant contribution?

00:31:09 - HMS Prince of Wales crewman

00:34:38 - IJN Optical Landing System?

00:39:23 - How effective was the coastal submarine arm of the various major navies?

00:44:43 - Ship prefixes?

00:53:59 - What is the most successful naval bombardment of naval history?

00:58:11 - Was the USN Reserve Fleet the 2nd strongest fleet in the world at the end of WW2?

00:59:53 - Who's navy was stronger for their time, the Royal Navy at the end of Napoleonic wars or the US Navy at the end of WWII

01:02:50 - Luckiest survivor of a ship?


01:06:40 - Channel Admin




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