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The Drydock - Episode 350

Added 2025-05-17 08:00:03 +0000 UTC

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:38 - Did any crews try to disguise tankers to fool U-Boats?

00:03:48 - Why was no thought given to preserving any of the historically important auxiliary vessels when it seems many far less important or preservation-worthy vessels were?

00:08:24 - How different would each Navy of the major nations had looked in WW2, had the Washington and London Naval treaties not been agreed?

00:16:09 - Do you think that CAD, 3d scanning, and virtual/augmented reality will enable people to do virtual tours of museum ships well after those ships are gone due to deterioration or any other reasons where in person touring isn’t an option?

00:21:56 - What would a 'fast pre-dreadnought' look like?

00:26:35 - What were the major differences between the fire control systems using radar and range finders etc. between the various Navies in the WW2 period?

00:30:19 - Rosyth alternatives?

00:34:41 - Why don't you wear, if not a ballistic helmet, at least a plastic, white water rafting helmet while crawling through ships?

00:36:42 - How was the shape of warships superstructure designed or planned?

00:40:45 - 16-inch Standard class?

00:50:10 - American Civil War naval developments that overseas saw as valuable?

00:53:29 - Why didn’t the Japanese allocate more naval forces to their Dutch East Indies campaign?

00:56:49 - What was the likelihood of your average Golden Age of Sail crewmen of the various sea powers actually seeing action during their career?

00:59:44 - Would you be willing to do WW1 naval battle collaborations?

01:01:30 - What was the most important Fleet Problem lesson learned that worked out well in WW2?

01:05:56 - Which navy had the most efficient fleet in being?