The Drydock - Episode 106

Q&A: How feasible would a 12 inch battle cruiser with protection against 8 inch guns and focus on speed be in the interwar period?

Tataro

I know brass don't rust and you can't have a guy down there with a brush and a can of paint every month. I'd like to know why brass and, let's say, not aluminum, inox steel, etc.

Kurakensama

Q&A: Anchors Why do some ships have so many spare anchors? How often are anchors lost? German ships seem to always carry one in the bow but there seems no easy way to change them out or use them, And some have anchors at the stern, with no way to use them? IJN ships have smaller anchors attached to either side of the bow with no chains or capstans. And British battleships have 3 anchors with 3 chains and capstans, US ships seem to just go with the 2, and no spares anywhere to be seen. I know Bismarck left the spare in the bow behind on it's last voyage, I assume because they figure at this point it's useless weight?

fyi you have a bit of a reverb/feedback happening in this drydock after you stop talking. maybe a little too much gain.

The Warspite was the best battleship of all time in my opinion. She was not the biggest or the fastest nor the most powerful, but she had a certain spirit in her bones that few ships in history have ever possessed. When I think of the Warspite and her achievement's I am always struck with a sense of both awe and regret. She should have been preserved at Portsmouth with Victory and Warrior, she more than earned it.

Q&A - from TheShipYard. In “Janes - fighting ships of World War II” the bismark class was stated to be 3 ships called the Tirpiz class, with Tripiz as lead ship, Deutschland as the next ship and then “another”. This is very weird and slightly confusing. Could you please elaborate on this please. Many thanks James

Because they don't rust and I think a lot were made of Phosphor-bronze for the same reason rather than brass. Rusting would pit the metal and cause more turbulence across the blades.

John Hargreaves

There were a few classes of fast-attack boats (Italian and Japanese) the used depth charges as weapons. In the Italian case running alongside a target (usually a landing ship), dumping the charge and running away. The Japanese planned for this attack profile and also the "run into target, charge detonates under ship".

Andrew Dederer

I like the name "Tempest" for a ship in general. On a Thunderchild, it's even better.

cousarmy0001

Q&A: Why the screws are made of brass?

Kurakensama