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The Drydock - Episode 372

Added 2025-10-18 08:00:05 +0000 UTC

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:04 - When did twin turrets become the norm for cruisers?

00:04:09 - Between cruisers, battleships and carriers, which one had it's development hampered the most by the Washington Naval Treaty?

00:10:15 - Given the large number of funnels on some armoured cruisers, would it have made any sense to try to cluster the funnels into a tighter grouping to save deck space for additional armor or weapons?

00:13:01 - For a short and concise video on a ship like this with a simple history, how long does it take you to do all the research and decide that this ship is worthy of a video?

00:19:44 - Modern maps in videos?

00:23:07 - Could the 27,000 Ton Yorktown you mentioned in your last drydock have survived Coral sea?

00:28:24 - Can you explain what Corn powder is? Is it corn dust/powder, or corned sized gunpowder?

00:30:20 - When visiting the Mary Rose Museum, there were quite a few crew remains who were believed to come from other parts of the world such as Spain or Africa. How common was this during the Tudor period?

00:36:20 - How important was it that the US carriers weren't at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7th?

01:41:48 - How would you make better refit for London and would it be any different from ideal refit for county class pre WW2?

00:45:11 - Do you plan to visit the Hunley in Charleston?

00:45:38 - Which was the busiest year for naval combat?

00:52:09 - What were lighthouses and lightships doing in wartime?

00:55:51 - How different would the Crimean War have been if all the fleets were made of ironclads?

00:59:18 - Why does the name of the WW2 'Town' class get used and where does it come from, when all are actually named after British cities?