The Drydock - Episode 174

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:33 - If Rodney had fresh machinery in the same situation, how fast could she really go? 00:07:01 - Why were Britain and Germany so reluctant to try and force major engagements with each other prior to and especially after Jutland? 00:11:16 - Did 20th century battleships ever fuse their main battery HE shells for airburst when doing shore bombardment? In WW2 were any naval shells fitted with proximity fuses for that purpose? 00:13:23 - Why is the RN only now getting a King George VI? 00:19:52 - How much of the daily maintenance performed as shift work, scrubbing the decks and such, was actually needed maintenance and not just a way to keep the crew busy? 00:23:35 - How does battleship replenish their main armament shells and charges? Through a hatch in the turret? Typically how long does it take at port to fully load all main armament shell and charges? 00:27:12 - Admiral Callaghan, good or bad? 00:34:41 - Atlanta-style Dreadnought? 00:39:25 - Alaska compared to Dunkerque? 00:42:56 - Was Wasp really any better than Ranger? 00:45:47 - What was the temperature like in WW1 and WW2 submarines. Did they have AC? Or temperature control? 00:50:21 - Has an entire class of ships been lost in a single battle? 00:52:17 - In general terms, how did navies determine their requirements for shell bursting charges and is not 'more' always better? 00:58:57 - All-or-nothing vs Intermedite armour? 01:04:34 - Should the USN have used only Wildcats and Daunt

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