The Drydock - Episode 274 (Part 2)

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:44 - Could you please describe briefly at least three incidents where a naval officer went “This is stupid!” and then did the logical/sensible thing? 00:04:51 - The USN Expansion of the late 1800's that never was? 00:08:31 - How did PT109, commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, end up getting rammed and sunk? Did any other USN PT Boats suffer this fate in WW2? 00:11:51 - Why was Admiral Yamamoto in the battleships at Midway? 00:16:51 - On ships-of-the-line with differing weights of guns across the various decks; would the crews of the lighter guns in the upper decks be given different targets on an enemy ship than the heavier pieces below? 00:19:25 - What is the earliest date a true Ironclad (or any type of metal clad) vessel could be a viable warship? 00:22:17 - Why did so many IJN commanders snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? 00:27:21 - Famous RN ship names through history? 00:29:55 - Could the Germans have successfully invaded Norway during the 1st World War? 00:33:19 - How much naval warfare is the 'small craft'? 00:36:08 - On tanks and planes crew ergonomics are an important factor to the overall ability to fight, were crew ergonomics (except for shell handling) ever factored in on surface combat vessels? 00:38:24 - Was Jutland the only "doctrinal" dreadnought battleship battle? 00:39:33 - The need to drydock the ships every 25 - 30 years is a very costly undertaking. Would it not be more cost effective to build a permanent cof

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