The Drydock - Episode 365 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - You have mentioned a formula for determining the odds in battle, based on the square of the difference in numbers or capability. Can you go into more detail and provide examples of when it works and fails?

00:04:43 - Did Yudachi fly a white flag when sinking?

00:08:38 - In later ironclads and early steel vessels some warships had coffer dams as part of their internal subdivions. How effective were coffer dams?

00:12:23 - The fate of the crew of L19

00:20:35 - Additional pennant on USN ships?

00:23:11 - Has the British Treasury ever been right?

00:29:24 - When would Jutland turn from a British strategic victory to a defeat?

00:32:50 - What is your preferred scale model to build and paint?

00:36:11 - Late WW2 USN homing beacons?

00:43:26 - How much of a factor was material fatigue in shipbuilding and shipdesign during the 18th century up to WW2?

00:49:26 - Would the RN have responded differently if they knew about the German policy of not engaging in a fair fight in WW2?

00:55:13 - How did the IJN get away with Hiei?

00:59:49 - If we aren't going to get a full vid on the all-forward RN timeline (boooo the will of the people), can we get an overview here?

01:04:42 - Could USS Vesuvius be made more accurate?

01:07:19 - Differences in 12"/50 shell design?

01:11:50 - Ark Royal vs Yorktown?

01:15:54 - Admiral Benbow's last action?

01:23:07 - Signal Flares in WW1?

01:27:50 - Why were clipper crews so small?

01:31:13 - If the Patreons passed the hat and collected £1 million for you conduct experiments and film a “Naval Mythbusters” video or videos of your choice, what Naval myth(s) would you seek to bust on that type of budget?

01:34:15 - People riding warships named after them?

01:36:47 - Explosive Welding to recreate battleship armour plate?

01:40:01 - How many potential pipe bombs are on your average warship through the ages?

01:41:35 - Wholesale defections of ships?

01:43:34 - Why are stairs on ships so steep?

01:47:23 - Naval gun boring?

01:48:23 - Why were Warspite and Ramillies specifically chosen for the D-Day bombardment forces?

01:51:10 - Breech-loading naval guns are generally rated to fire a certain number of shots before they are taken out of service, but what about muzzle-loading guns?

01:56:50 - Why did the crews of Washington and South Dakota need to kept apart?

01:59:57 - Easily upgradable sloops?

02:05:56 - Mortars and howitzers used in coast defense installations?

02:12:55 - Why few long-distance Type 95 torpedo shots?

02:17:09 - Cableway gantries?

02:21:36 - We hear about vessels launching torpedoes "getting their own back", but were there any witnessed events of one torpedo in a spread hitting another one from the same spread?

02:25:01 - Ship classes if designations weren't changed to reflect roles?

02:32:15 - How were relative armour values born out in combat?

02:38:46 - The Chambers Flintlock Machine Gun?

02:42:00 - What is your opinion on the Vengeur class 3rd rates?

02:45:42 - How would you rate Imperial Russian armoured cruisers in comparison with other such vessels built at the time for other fleets?

02:52:23 - How often were the Tribal class used for Atlantic convoys?