The Drydock - Episode 232 (Part 1)
Added 2023-01-28 08:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA, USA, has the turret from the USS Monitor.
Tom Briggman
2023-02-01 17:12:08 +0000 UTCThe other advantage of diesel would be the time needed to get underway from a cold start.
Ted Jones
2023-01-29 07:30:43 +0000 UTCHiuhiu in the Torpedo Bay Museum in Auckland.
Clayton Bradish
2023-01-29 03:13:32 +0000 UTCUnusual tactics to counter unusual weapons: I would add USS Indianapolis going straight and fast to avoid the perceived threat of the human torpedo. The submarine got him anyway with regular Japanese torpedo as his course was right over the submarine's path.
Smokey The Bear
2023-01-28 19:06:07 +0000 UTCQ: logistics. The importance of logistics in WW2 (or any war) is often overlooked. Can you explain how at sea logistics takes place? Obviously getting to a friendly port is not always possible. How did the resupply of fuel, armament, manpower, airplanes and repairs take place?
IRRITABLE BOWEL from BF 1942
2023-01-28 13:43:19 +0000 UTCThank you Drach. A good selection of questions this week, hope you and the Sea Mine are keeping warm and well.
2023-01-28 12:53:30 +0000 UTCSaturday morning and a double feature from Drach :-)
Rob Smith
2023-01-28 11:22:15 +0000 UTCBit early this Saturday night Drach ... ๐
Graham William Kidd
2023-01-28 08:03:55 +0000 UTC
