The Drydock - Episode 059

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00:00:18 - Channel Admin 00:04:48 - On mixed propulsion ships that lifted the screw out to reduce drag, how did the screw re-engage with the shaft? 00:06:45 - What is used to determine which ship is used as the flagship of a fleet? 00:10:39 - Torpedoes, sail-around vs sail-through 00:13:03 - Chain-armour on ships 00:16:50 - How common is it for people in naval service to not know how to swim? 00:20:41 - Did anyone in the USN think that Battleships would still be used in their intended role post war or did everyone just accept that from now on Battleships would just be used for costal bombardment? 00:24:50 - How practical would it have been to lay down HMS Incomparable before converting the hull into a carrier after WNT regulations? 00:28:16 - 5"/54 on USS Iowa? 00:29:48 - KGV's 'A' turret and the weather 00:32:14 - Were pre-dreadnoughts with their multiplicity of differing calibers of armament a good idea given the technology and doctrines of the time, a product of their time quickly outdated, or a bad idea from the start? Bonus question. We've all seen anchors and anchor chains on ships, but never what they're attached to deep in the ship. What are they attached to and how does it not break? 00:41:55 - Dream Team Fleets 00:47:59 - Midway movie trailer / What naval battle would you like to see on film? 00:52:16 - Largest possible WW2 US battleship? 00:54:23 - Materials science and sinking ships! Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel

Published 2019-09-15 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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