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The Drydock - Episode 232 (Part 1)

The Drydock - Episode 232 (Part 1)

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The Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA, USA, has the turret from the USS Monitor.

Tom Briggman

The other advantage of diesel would be the time needed to get underway from a cold start.

Ted Jones

Hiuhiu in the Torpedo Bay Museum in Auckland.

Clayton Bradish

Unusual 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

Q: 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

Thank you Drach. A good selection of questions this week, hope you and the Sea Mine are keeping warm and well.

Saturday morning and a double feature from Drach :-)

Rob Smith

Bit early this Saturday night Drach ... ๐Ÿ˜€

Graham William Kidd


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