The Drydock - Episode 410

Drachinifel Podcast 7 days ago

Description

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:49 - In the last 500 years, has the French fleet ever been larger than the English?

00:03:51 - During the late age of sail period what would happen to sailors who got seriously ill or injured underway?

00:06:32 - First rifle-bored cannon?

00:08:15 - What is Ebonite Mousse?

00:13:19 - Could the Regia Marina have driven the RN from the Med?

00:18:07 - How did the Norse manage to regularly sail between Norway and Iceland?

00:22:41 - How did the German and Italian WW1 15" guns compare to the 15"/42?

00:26:32 - What are the benefits of concrete armor?

00:29:56 - Citadel Buoyancy and survival?

00:33:52 - Advantages and Disadvantages of internal sloped armour?

00:37:00 - What capital ships were on order at the time of the Washington Naval Treaty?

00:40:49 - During the period the channel covers, has there been a shipbuilding crisis similar to the one the US and UK are facing? What factors, if any, are similar between these scenarios?

00:47:35 - Given the upcoming visit of Bayeux Tapestry to London, what does the tapestry tell us about the Norman ships and how William built and organised his fleet?

00:52:02 - During the 1890s to 1950s would it have been feasible to fit warships with deck maintenance hatches large enough to allow upgrade of their machinery plant?

00:55:36 - In the period 1880-1904 did any naval architects, or commentators, identify problems with the extreme tumblehome design of capital ships on likely ship stability in combat?

00:59:08 - Espana hit by a dud torpedo?

01:01:06 - Why were British ships in reserve called 'ordinary'?