The Drydock - Episode 309

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:42 - Had the US actually completed/retained their previous line ships up to the war of 1812, how would they have affected the Royal Navy's efforts? 00:09:53 - In general, how long would it take to build or upgrade a capital ship-sized drydock? 00:13:57 - The Royal Navy and the proximity fuse? 00:17:59 - What if CSS Pennsylvania was a thing? 00:21:39 - Throughout your videos, there seems to be a centuries-long continous thread that the nebulous "Admiralty" manages to conspire to make the worst possible decisions for admirals at sea. What actually is the Admiralty, both in British and non-British context, if applicable? 00:29:50 - The French Navy before the Armistice? 00:35:02 - In a previous drydock, you discussed how different nations may have different standards when classifying subclasses or separate classes, especially with changes in armament and structure. Could it be argued that the South Dakota was a subclass from her 3 sisters, given the changes to act as a flagship? Similarly, could Edinburgh and Belfast be considered as separate class from the rest of the Towns? 00:38:32 - What are your top 3 inventions from the Common British Back Garden Shed? 00:40:03 - People often describe ships in terms of the speed/protection/firepower triangle. Are there any examples that took one of those aspects to the absolute limit, at the expense of the other two? How well did they do? 00:42:35 - Jon Parshall has said that had Mitscher not sent Hornet’s Air Group off on the flight to nowhere. Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu could be wiped out in one hit. Had this happened. How would the USN and IJN go forward for the rest of the battle? 00:46:16 - Are there any specific reason that the European navies seemed to focus on guns that were odd sizes, 13 and 15 inch, and the USN and IJN seemed to focus on gun sizes that were even in numbers, 14, 16 and 18 inch? 00:54:27 - Could you get a 3 triple turret 15" Scharnhorst? 00:59:03 - Could a ship trying to make a fleeting escape from an adversary point all of its main armaments aft (or as aft as aft as each turret will go), coordinate firing the guns, & gain any sort of a speed boost?