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USA Sept 2024 - Update 1

The Drydock - Episode 314

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - What is the equivilant real-life ship to the USS Enterprise NCC-1701?

00:05:10 - If the purchase had been approved by the chiliean governement, would the Almirante Latorre have been of any use in the pacific campaign or would it have been a big waste of money?

00:09:58 - Had the South American economy not crashed and the dreadnought race continued, assuming the three countries get more involved in WW1, how would their fleets have impacted the war?...

The Drydock - Episode 313

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - Could the RN have built two G3-based carriers like Lexington or Amagi?

00:07:41 - Had USS New Orleans and USS Chipawa been completed, would this have possibly resulted in an early attempt at building a proto-Weland canal to give the two first rates access to the sea?

00:12:12 - Did the 'nothing' in the all-or-nothing armour scheme ever come back to haunt a ship?

00:17:42 - Was HMS Hood an inefficient design?

00:23:31 - Trying to deplo...

The Drydock - Episode 312 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:26 - What’s the worst / dumbest take on matters naval you have ever heard / read / seen?

00:05:09 - How was fire discipline maintained on a ship of the line?

00:08:29 - Why did the RN build so many 2nd rates?

00:15:12 - Did the US Navy escort Atlantic convoys early after the US' entry in the war, mere months after Pearl Harbor, and if so, what classes of DD or DE were actually used?

00:18:06 - The evolution of the turret?

00:24:30 -...

Patreon Rewards - September (Part 3)

Please start your post with DDV to nominate a topic for the next 'deep dive' video :)

The Drydock - Episode 312 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - In the Titanic movie, when Full Astern is ordered, they had to raise the steam pressure in the boilers to Reverse the engines, why? And how did shutting the dampers help?

00:04:57 - Can you give us a overview of the naval career of R. F. Scott?

00:09:03 - How did age of sail ships collect rainwater?

00:13:23 - If you were writing a book and had to plan the ideal rise of an officer in the Royal Navy in the age of sail, what would it look lik...

The Drydock - Episode 311

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:37 - Did anybody try to make a fast battleship (in the sense of a big-gun capital ship that doesn’t sacrifice either firepower or armour for speed) in the predreadnoughts era?

00:05:13 - Would it have made sense for the USN to forward deploy older battleships or second-line cruisers in the Philippines to deter Japanese aggression, especially as Japan ramped up their war in China as a show of force and as a deterrence/first line of defense against a naval ...

Patreon and Apple Update

Well, just had a message from Patreon, apparently as of November, Apple in their infinite wisdom have decided any transactions made via the Patreon app on Apple IOS systems will be charged an extra 30%, which all goes to Apple...

The Android app and the Patreon website accessed by non-Apple computers remains unaffected. Likely using the Patreon website via Safari will also work to avoid this charge but this in unclear at this time.

The Drydock - Episode 310

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:37 - Did the Japanese ever try coming up with something like the Fritz X, excluding use of human pilots as guidance systems?

00:05:51 - US Destroyer Doctrine for escorting a battleship?

00:11:54 - If you had to design a naval themed chess set, how would you represent the different pieces?

00:14:32 - Did the Germans have any viable designs for landing craft for operation sea lion?

00:19:53 - Inventions ahead of their time?

00:23:37 -...

The Drydock - Episode 309

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - Had the US actually completed/retained their previous line ships up to the war of 1812, how would they have affected the Royal Navy's efforts?

00:09:53 - In general, how long would it take to build or upgrade a capital ship-sized drydock?

00:13:57 - The Royal Navy and the proximity fuse?

00:17:59 - What if CSS Pennsylvania was a thing?

00:21:39 - Throughout your videos, there seems to be a centuries-long continous thread that the neb...

The Drydock - Episode 308 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:26 - What do you consider the least-known about / historically covered maritime theater in WWII relative to its strategic importance to the eventual outcome of the war?

00:04:54 - The Chilean navy requested spare boilers on Almirante Latorre to be able for a cleaning cycle while keeping a reasonable speed. Why didn't the Germans do the same knowing that, during a war they would have to use only poor quality coal?

00:10:40 - If, at the fall of France, ...

The Drydock - Episode 308 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:33 - Drop in boiler numbers in WW1 designs?

00:03:16 - What would you say are the advances in technology that moved ships into what we think of as the age of sail?

00:10:24 - Would turbo-electric drives have fallen out of use without the naval treaties?

00:17:30 - What letter grade (A,B,C,D,F)do the major navies of World War Two receive on a report card?

00:29:45 - How did the US Frigates in the War of 1812 cause so many problems when the ...

The Drydock - Episode 307

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - What wood types were typically used by the large navies of the world for shipbuilding?

00:04:48 - How did the Spanish crews compete to the British crews in terms of skill and experience?

00:10:19 - Was there a frantic rush to cancel ship-of-the-line that were being planned once ironclads and the steam engine had proven themselves?

00:14:11 - How do you rate the Santa Ana design compared to their contemporaries in both france and england? ...

The Drydock - Episode 306

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - Gun-ports and water-tightness?

00:04:52 - Cruiser with mass 6" batteries?

00:10:56 - Acceptance trials: Did any fail so bad that, they were rejected for service. What were the consequences to the designers/builders?

00:16:52 - During pre-American Revolution Age of Sail times, in which navy could someone of the lowest social class make the most of their naval career rank wise?

00:20:41 - Modifying destroyers into convoy escorts?

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The Drydock - Episode 305

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - In the period that the channel covers, at what range does hitting a target with a torpedo go from "probable" to "throw enough at a wall and some of it will stick"?

00:03:50 - Has there ever been a ship built that ended up being able to steam faster than her hull could physically handle?

00:08:26 - How did submarines with jury-rigged armaments store munitions for them?

00:10:53 - Why weere american pilots allowed to serve in Eagle squadrons ...

Scandinavia Update #4

The Drydock - Episode 304 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:33 - What are your thoughts on the career of Admiral George Rodney? Especially the criticisms about prize money chasing.

00:04:28 - How complicated was refitting the Standard's after Pearl Harbour?

00:08:17 - During WWII, did American dive bomber doctrine change in regard to the attack profile and bomb release height?

00:15:11 - Did the USN have more ships at Leyte Gulf than the IJN did aircraft?

00:19:55 - When was the worst period for th...

June Poll - Deep Dive Video

Next deep dive, to be produced in July!

The Drydock - Episode 304 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:33 - School groups spending the night on a museum ship?

00:03:15 - In the movies ship captains often order "Right (or left) Standard Rudder" What is standard rudder? Is it based on the handling of that specific ship or is it a fleet wide standard...or just Hollywood speak??

00:07:22 - Did France actually plan to invade the UK in the 19th century?

00:11:54 - What would you consider the most critical or dynamic naval theater of WWII that isn't ...

Scandinavia Update #3?

The Drydock - Episode 303

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:47 - If the funds & technology wereavailable, would the Italian Navy actually convert Francesco Caracciolo into an aircraft carrier?

00:04:20 - Would the Japanese have had use for a 'pocket battleship'?

00:10:19 - Why Regia Marina didn't just trade two Francesco Carraciolo class for two Andrea Doria class?

00:13:49 - If she had been completed would the Francesco Caracciolo have made much of an impact on the Second world war as ether a battle...

Scandinavia update #2

Scandinavia Update #1

Apologies for no updates the first few days, it's been very busy! For the moment, enjoy this sample of drone footage of the wreck of George Thiele in Rombaksfjord, Narvik.

The Drydock - Episode 302

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:47 - When on peacetime operations to what percentage were ships magazines stocked?

00:06:16 - What if the Washington Naval Treaty had capped cruiser guns at 7 inches for light cruisers and 9 inches for heavy cruisers?

00:10:32 - The best seaplanes built by each navy during the second world war?

00:14:27 - Why superfire triples over twins?

00:19:01 - Of all the post-war battleship designs, which was the most realistic (or perhaps least unre...

Scandinavia Trip 2024!

So, this is a little late in announcing due to various security issues that needed resolving, but I can now reveal the Shipshape crew is heading to Scandinavia next week!

Roughly speaking the schedule looks like this:

14th - Fly to Oslo

15th - Oscarborg Fortress!

16th - Fly to Narvik

17th-18th - Narvik and nearby area

19th-20th - Fly to Oslo, bus to to Karlskroga

21st - Nobel Museum

22nd - Train to Gothenburg

23rd-25th - Fleet Museum, Goth...

The Drydock - Episode 301

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:47 - How many aircraft could a Shokaku carry in American service?

00:06:25 - What are the 3lbers on the Iron Duke class for?

00:08:42 - Were there any ships specifically intended for laying and maintaining anti torpedo and harbor defense nets?

00:11:46 - What realistic impact would successfully forcing the Dardanelles have had on the course of WWI?

00:17:37 - Has there ever been an attempt by other nations to convert vessels into training ...

The Drydock - Episode 300

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:47 - What ship would have carried the name Enterprise if carriers weren't invented?

00:02:48 - Is a carrier actually the ultimate battlecruiser?

00:06:16 - If the RN had accepeted 'only' 15" guns, would they have built a pair of F3?

00:10:23 - How did Rodney's salvo-chasing affect gunnery?

00:14:28 - What is the smallest possible citadel for a three turreted battleship?

00:17:55 - If they had had the 5-inch 54s back during World War i...

The Drydock - Episode 299 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:28 - Can you explain and summarise the problems with availability of RN secondary armament turrets of various calibres before and through WW2, significant delays in commissioning and changes made to ships to overcome these issues?

00:06:57 - Stablity calculations through time?

00:12:40 - Why was Admiral Nagumo selected for command of Kido Butai?

00:16:26 - In the film Master & Commander, there are two lieutenants as far as I can tell, Mr. Pul...

The Drydock - Episode 299 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:28 - What kind of kill/loss ratio would the German U-boats needed to have a chance at starving out the UK in World War 2?

00:04:22 - Was it common for American warships to have major "teething troubles" right out of commissioning, or were quality control standards largely upheld in the various shipyards despite the speed of expansion?

00:08:56 - Were sabots and undersized ammunition used during the age of iron & steam?

00:12:04 - What were...

The Drydock - Episode 298

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:47 - How common was it for small navy ships to enter civilian service after WWII?

00:05:00 - Could the Scharnhorst-class have been armed with 14" 3-gun primary turrets?

00:07:12 - How did Byrd and King get along?

00:09:27 - Where would you say is the definitive beginning of the Royal Navy?

00:14:39 - Would Sovereign of the Seas have been competitive in the early 19th century with updated armaments?

00:17:10 - Why did deck edge eleva...