The Drydock - Episode 367

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - What if Glowworm got off a report that the enemy ships had troops aboard? 00:03:47 - The British letter class destroyers often get such interesting and/or odd names. What's your favorite names from these ships? 00:06:05 - Why didn't Britain build up more substantial naval yards and other facilities in Canada? 00:10:36 - When are you going to Chatham Docks next? 00:11:09 - Would Glowworm have been better off shadowing the German destroyers rather than attacking them? 00:14:18 - Does the letter Heye wrote to the Royal Navy still exist? 00:15:10 - Can damage impair gunnery? 00:19:49 - What does an Aircraft carrier need to be able to support jet aircraft? 00:22:04 - Would Bismarck have been in a better position if Lutjens went after Norfolk and Suffolk? 00:26:35 - Why did the US Navy decide to not continue development of the 13” naval gun from some of there pre Dreadnaughts? 00:29:31 - With many AA or dual-purpose guns (40 mm bofors, US 3", Japanese 25 mm and etc.) gun laying is split between one person who does the horizontal training and another who controls vertical aiming. How did they coordinate between each other? 00:33:08 - Is there a Naval history film that should be made, that you would love to direct? 00:38:41 - Why don't many American museum ships whose period of interpretation is strictly WW2 or earlier fly Era appropriate flags? 00:43:20 - Royal Navy ship naming conventions? 00:51:12 - Besides the Deutschlands, what other plans for ships did the Reichsmarine have? 00:53:05 - "Whale-back" versus "Atlantic" versus ???, what are the differences (visual), and the pros and cons of the various types? 00:57:44 - How did Nagato ended up so much better than the design of Ersatz Yorck despite being similar in size and design date? 01:01:47 - US Float plane launchers?