The Drydock - Episode 335

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:53 - Do we know if any dreadnoughts ever did fire a salvo dead ahead in either war? I.e did the disadvantage of having wing turrets and flat bows ever pay off?

00:03:53 - In terms of ship classes where a variety of designs were put forth and one was selected to be taken forward, which one do you think the Navy in question made the wrong choice given the actual circumstances that class ended up in?

00:10:15 - What effect do you think a triple turret would have on Royal Navy designs if it had been adopted on the St Vincent class?

00:13:19 - Self-destruction of battleship Liberte

00:15:38 - Secondary armament mounted atop main battery turrets, were they effective? And how was ammunition supplied to them?

00:20:45 - During WW2, did the germans ever think of looking at the captured french fleet for inspiration into turret design?

00:24:50 - During the pre barbette period were there any 3 gun turrets?

00:28:49 - How were ironclad and pre drednoughts reloaded?

00:33:42 - Why did carriers need a 3rd middle elevator and why was putting it on the deck edge in the case of essex class was a large improvement?

00:39:51 - Why did some nations prefer more rounded turrets while others made theirs more square?

00:43:34 - Instead of Ranger and the Yorktown class, would it have been easier/cheaper to modify the Lexington class into a treaty complaint carrier build from keel up as a carrier?

00:48:07 - Did at any point the Royal Navy Destroyers have a “ice cream for pilots” scheme setup for rescuing downed carrier pilots. In the same manner as the U.S. Navy?

00:49:56 - Mass production of the twin 4" pre-war?

00:55:32 - Placing heavy AA atop battleship turrets?

01:00:34 - Promixity fused shells for use against capital ships?

01:06:00 - Did trained carpenters join the navy for this specific job or was this always an on the job training?