The Drydock - Episode 410

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:49 - In the last 500 years, has the French fleet ever been larger than the English? 00:03:51 - During the late age of sail period what would happen to sailors who got seriously ill or injured underway? 00:06:32 - First rifle-bored cannon? 00:08:15 - What is Ebonite Mousse? 00:13:19 - Could the Regia Marina have driven the RN from the Med? 00:18:07 - How did the Norse manage to regularly sail between Norway and Iceland? 00:22:41 - How did the German and Italian WW1 15" guns compare to the 15"/42? 00:26:32 - What are the benefits of concrete armor? 00:29:56 - Citadel Buoyancy and survival? 00:33:52 - Advantages and Disadvantages of internal sloped armour? 00:37:00 - What capital ships were on order at the time of the Washington Naval Treaty? 00:40:49 - During the period the channel covers, has there been a shipbuilding crisis similar to the one the US and UK are facing? What factors, if any, are similar between these scenarios? 00:47:35 - Given the upcoming visit of Bayeux Tapestry to London, what does the tapestry tell us about the Norman ships and how William built and organised his fleet? 00:52:02 - During the 1890s to 1950s would it have been feasible to fit warships with deck maintenance hatches large enough to allow upgrade of their machinery plant? 00:55:36 - In the period 1880-1904 did any naval architects, or commentators, identify problems with the extreme tumblehome design of capital ships on likely ship stability in combat? 00:59:08 - Espana hit by a dud torpedo? 01:01:06 - Why were British ships in reserve called 'ordinary'?