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HNSA Wrap Party!

So, we've got Ryan of USS New Jersey, Jack from USNI Press and of course me, should we do a collab next time we meet and what should we talk about? 😀

Dakkka!

Turns out I'm not so good at daily vlogs!

The Drydock - Episode 264

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:13 - Why did early steam-only warships (such as the Blake class in this video) have so many yardarms (that no longer support sails) on their masts? Were all of these yards for signal hoists, or did they serve other non-sail purposes? 

00:04:52 - Did the Royal Navy move quickly to Harveyized armour, or continue using the much inferior compound armour? 

00:08:09 - If submarine clauses had not been added to the L...

A slightly delayed update...

Day 1 - Puget Sound Naval Museum

Apologies for being a day late, uploading on anything but WiFi over hear doesn't seem to complete.

The Beagle has landed...

Day 0 - US Trip

A similar post for today will be going up on the channel, but I aim to bring you daily updates here :)

The Drydock - Episode 263

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:52 - What if the Spanish went through with their original plan to order 6 of the Pelayo type battleships? 

00:08:28 - If Renown and Repulse replaced Hiei in the night battle of Guadalcanal could they have made it out and could they have done more damage? 

00:10:18 - When did sailing ships lose all of their crew?

00:13:46 - Later start to the Pacific Campaign?

00:19:43 - Why wa...

The Drydock - Episode 262

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:52 - Which gun has had the longer active service life the British 15 inch/42 or the American 16 inch/50? 

00:05:24 - Would it have been theoretically possible to create some sort of horrible fusion between the Italian 15”, American 16”/50 and Japanese 18.1” to create a 18” gun that fires unusually heavy shells at incredibly high muzzle velocities (enough to compensate for the shell being a superheavy) for superior belt pene...

The Drydock - Episode 261 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - Development of the Breechblock

00:05:34 - What factors drove the trend toward emphasizing "pivot" guns on wooden warships in the 1850s?

00:08:43 - Is a technological or operational limitation on how big a ship can get?

00:14:00 - Big structures atop US standard battleships?

00:18:30 - Unconstrained Iowa dimensions?

00:22:17 - Was oil spraying on coal a 'boost mode'...

The Drydock - Episode 261 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:31 - Evolution of fuel types?

00:07:17 - Was the Atago layout a good idea?

00:11:11 - When did ships begin to produce enough drinking water for their crew?

00:14:24 - What in your mind, was the best class of WWII Fleet Submarine?

00:18:26 - Why do lots of torpedoes have bronze or brass caps?

00:20:52 - How important/effective were anti-submarine nets at harbor entrances...

The Drydock - Episode 260

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:52 - 1919 Air Raid on Wilhelmshaven simulation?

00:04:53 - Why did a lot of secondary batteries across various nations all hover at about the same calibre of gun?

00:10:36 - How did the British supply aircraft to Malta?

00:15:31 - Of the following three classes: Queen Elizabeth, Hood and the Bismarcks. Which one would benifit the most if they were designed with triple turrets instead of twins? 

The Drydock - Episode 259

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:45 - Other ships that could be considered 'Battlestars' like Gotland?

00:02:30 - Did the Japanese get good value from the Shokaku's?

00:06:51 - Surprising things about the early 20th century Swedish Navy?

00:11:49 - High Seas Fleet and a summer cruise to Norway?

00:14:43 - Why did the Lexington's in their battlecruiser form have such a thin belt?

00:24:29 - Format of a ...

The Drydock - Episode 258

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:45 - If the Japanese didn't run out of 12” guns and built Satsuma as a dreadnought, what terminology would be used for the all-big-gun battleships? 

00:04:02 - If the Satsuma's were built as full on dreadnaughts, would it change anything in the grand scheme of things? 

00:08:02 - Considering their location very close to the port and starboard sides of the hull, was the protection of wing primary turrets lowe...

The Drydock - Episode 257 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:26 - What safety's were there to stop amid ship turrets and turrets that could rotate 360 degrees from blowing a hole in there own ship? Did the AA guns have safety's as well?

00:05:16 - Why did some nation use naval ensigns that differ from their national flag such as the Royal Navy uses of the White Ensign instead of the Union Jack?

00:09:06 - Blocking a narrow passage in the Age of Sail?

00:14:33 - W...

The Drydock - Episode 257 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:39 - Was there a conspiracy of the 'big gun' admirals?

00:07:02 - I've only seen the US Navy Green Aviators uniform in reference drawings, never in photos.  How common was it? 

00:10:42 - Monmouth class changes to casemates?

00:12:26 - Was it more a technological or tactical issue that delayed the development of fire control systems in warships?

00:17:17 - The evolution of wat...

Potential additional Patreon benefit

So, it probably comes as no surprise that in my occasional spare time I play WoWS, Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts and other similar games. Would the good people of Patreon be interested in something like a historically themed playthrough of UA:D, hosted exclusively for Patrons? It doesn't really fit as a feature of the main channel but a more relaxed setting with possible Q&A livestreams whilst playing as well as general videos might be of interest here?

The Drydock - Episode 256

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:52 - How did the development of signalling in the Royal navy go?

00:05:24 - Of the 4 classes of large-surface warships the Kriegsmarine operated during the war, which class do you think was the most successful in terms of combat/operation performance? 

00:09:00 - Why were 10" guns used on a number of ships when you said they are inferior to smaller guns like the 9.2"?

00:15:25 - Are there any notab...

The Drydock - Episode 255

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:52 - Why did the Ottoman navy stop winning battles after Lepanto? 

00:05:52 - Upscaling/Restoring old film footage?

00:08:47 - Impact of a completed Borodino?

00:12:49 - Could any battleship survive the attack that sank HMS Barham?

00:17:19 - How effective were the German guided bombs?

00:22:47 - How might World War II have been different if the R class had been re...

The Drydock - Episode 254

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:54 - Why was the pair of twin turrets the preferred main battery in pre-dreadnoughts?

00:08:54 - Were Akagi and Kaga very different at first?

00:10:42 - Different engine telegraphs in the same room?

00:14:45 - Were their any attempts to use Balloons attached to age of sail ships for recon?

00:17:59 - Why do they call a "pounder" gun a pounder gun?

00:21:23 - During the ...

The Drydock - Episode 253 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:37 - What types of naval ships typically had a compliment of divers aboard? And what were their typical duties?

00:06:59 - Japanese POW's accidentally killed by Japanese armed forces?

00:09:54 - How did society and technology affect the racial demographic of ships crews?

00:17:00 - Howitzer-style battleships?

00:25:12 - Can it be argued that the Jeune Ecole was an older naval version of...

The Drydock - Episode 253 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:45 - What term was more often used to describe warships in the Age of Sail?

00:05:47 - The Battle of Wake Island -- Did the IJN learn anything from the experience that they applied to their later amphibious operations in 1942?

00:07:51 - How honest were the various navies with self-assessment after a battle, especially if they were on the losing end or just took significant damage? 

00:14:17 - Ski-...

The Drydock - Episode 252

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:46 - Vertical tunnel through stern of a ship?

00:02:49 - What is overspeeding, and how is it countered by the crew in situations like a typhoon? 

00:08:14 - Was there any consideration towards building a frigate with 32 pounders? Would such a ship be feasible why or why not? 

00:13:11 - Merchant and naval vessels with the same name?

00:15:00 - Did Imperial Germany actually bui...

The Drydock - Episode 251

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:46 - Why did naval designers persist in putting casemate guns so low in hulls for as long as they did? 

00:05:46 - Is it possible to future proof a treaty ship for a higher displacement by placing ballast tanks with water and removing it to add more hardware to the ship?

00:08:28 - Given Treasury restrictions, why do specialist ships keep appearing?

00:14:14 - Of the ships that received a moderniza...

The Drydock - Episode 250

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:46 - What is the name of the small mast behind the Mizzen and and how long did it survive in ship design? 

00:03:58 - The transition from the 14" to the 16" in the USN in the North Carolina design?

00:06:38 - Under what circumstances could the Spanish Armada have defeated the British fleet?

00:09:16 - Ships with aesthetically awful modifications?

00:12:55 - Why did the Royal Navy n...

The Drydock - Episode 249 (Part 2)

The Drydock - Episode 249 (Part 1)

Potential Alternate Intro's - The Poll

Please read the previous post first, then vote :)

URGENT: Potential Change of Intro Music

Ass some of you may have noticed, I've been having some trouble with the intro music recently. Whilst this music has been explicitly published copyright and royalty free by the artists Ender Guney via his free-music channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s00MEGYWsAU and via his prior channel which used to be linked in older videos, a Turkish Company known as Wedia Corp has recently started applying copy...