The Drydock - Episode 183

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:33 - How significant was Admiral Suffren's Indian Ocean campaign? 00:05:41 - Poor communication to the RN in WW1? 00:13:08 - Was the High Seas Fleet offered passage to Canada? 00:17:19 - HMS Vanguard - Royal Yacht 00:19:46 - Best armoured cruiser? 00:25:00 - What is the maximum size the Royal Navy could grow to before HM Treasury yells enough and goes no more during the 20th century? Say around 1914 and 1939 respectively? 00:32:19 - Being buried with your ship? 00:34:58 - What ship or class would you consider to be the last true gunfighter? 00:37:33 - Do arms limitations treaties work? 00:45:10 - How many depth charges to sink a submarine? 00:47:23 - WW1 AA instalations 'for morale purposes'? 00:51:40 - What were the factors going into the decision of whether or not to razze a warship? 00:58:02 - How effective were the various and unusual non-ferrous armours against increasingly deadly shot and shell fire in the 19th and early 20th centuries? 01:03:15 - Automatic 3" AA as a secondary anti-surface gun? 01:05:12 - Why did it take so long for stockless anchors to become widespread? 01:09:57 - Warship horns and signals 01:13:52 - Who paid for merchant ships that were lost during WW1 and WW2? 01:16:50 - Have you noted a change in the way questions are asked over time? Have people learned or adapted to have their questions answered the 'way they want it' or to forestall certain answers? 01:19:34 - Would you and/or Mrs Drach consider parti

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