The Drydock - Episode 408 (Part 2)

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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - What did the Soviet Pacific Fleet do during World War Two? 00:03:15 - Shooting through a ship of the lines deck? 00:06:58 - In all your years of research, what are some of your “hang on, they did WHAT?” moments? 00:11:55 - Development of shipbuilding knowledge in the Age of Sail? 00:17:51 - Would the US have been less aggressive in the Pacific War without the destruction of USS Arizona? 00:20:23 - How did the RN pick officers for the China Station? 00:24:04 - Harpooning a ship to board it? 00:29:41 - Sinking submarines on the surface with larger warships? 00:32:55 - HMS Furious refitted instead of HMS Victorious? 00:37:02 - Centreline vs wing-mounted secondaries? 00:43:35 - Tennessee class armoured cruisers as light cruisers? 00:47:54 - Was there any reservation in naming a class of cruisers after Hawkins? 00:55:09 - When did large battle ensigns go out of favour? 01:01:34 - What was the public mood on the home front in the UK around naval spending during WW1? 01:06:27 - Sinking of SS La Bourgogne 01:09:45 - What chance would the German seaborne invasion of Britain have actually had during WW2? 01:16:27 - What do you think the impact would have been if production of the Admiral-class battlecruisers had not been cancelled? Assuming their design is more or less identical to Hood. 01:22:11 - Which yet undiscovered or unresearched shipwreck would you like to know more about? 01:23:43 - Why was broadside weight considered so important

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