The Drydock - Episode 294
1,55900:00:00 - Intro
00:01:01 - The co-reign of William and Mary predates the label HMS, but what would happen if there were another such case of two monarchs in Britain? It's fortunate that both His and Her start with H, thus HMS is unaffected, but in my scenario, would it change to TMS (Their Majesties' Ship)?
00:05:41 - Given the size of the Imperial German Navy compared to the French Navy why didn't the Germans plan a naval invasion of France in 1914?
00:11:54 - Would it have been better for the Japanese to build more heavy cruisers instead of Yamato and Musashi, tactically and resources wise?
00:15:20 - Can you exceed 100 miles range with a battleship gun?
00:20:34 - Could the Alabama have brought up to modernization like Iowa's were postwar, and how long do you think her service could have gone on?
00:28:29 - Given hindsight, would the major navies of WW2 have been better off building the all-or-nothing with a ‘high turtleback’ (as you called it) armour scheme?
00:34:28 - A lot has been made about how the American ships carried heavier guns in the War of 1812 ship duels. Would you say that overconfidence among British captains, and the substandard gunnery of the Halifax/Bermuda squadrons played a greater role?
00:40:30 - British "Anti-Invasion Submarines" in WW2 and potential uses?
00:46:06 - How dangerous was lightning in the age of steam and steel?
00:50:53 - If you were to select one ship to be a museum/war memorial for each of the navies listed below to commemorate their service in World War 2 which ship would you choose and why? (Royal Navy, German Navy, French Navy, United States Navy, Italian Navy, Japanese Navy, Norwegian Navy, Russian Navy, Australian Navy, New Zealand Navy, and Canadian Navy)
00:55:33 - We all hear about piracy in the age of sail around the Barbary Coast and the Caribbean. Are there other hotspots in the time that are less well known?
01:00:01 - During WWII, how close did the Royal Navy come to losing control of the eastern Mediterranean during the Battle of Crete?
01:02:24 - Given the culture of the Royal Navy at the time, what would be the realistic reaction to the officers aboard HMS Victoria and Camperdown had they ignored Tryon’s order which led to the collision?