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From Drachinifel at 2024-04-14 11:54:21
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:52 - Between the Matsushimas, Kitakami, Shimakaze, the Tones, the refit Fusos and the refit Ises, which was the worst of the IJN’s “what the hell” designs? 00:05:53 - Why didn't the Germans press any Soviet ships into service with the Kriegsmarine? 00:09:52 - Would 2 Shokaku's instead of the Yamato's extend the Pacific War and if so by how much? 00:19:57 - When HMS Dreadnought was launched, she famously made the pre-Dreadnoughts of the time obsolete basically overnight. But seeing as there was only one of her and it would take a while to to replace a whole fleet, were there any plans to modernise some of the pre-Dreadnoughts? And if yes, what did this pre-Dreadnought modernisation look like and how much could you squeeze out of one to make it as useful as possible in a dreadnought world? 00:25:24 - Pronunciation of names? 00:36:09 - Submarine in ANZAC convoy? 00:36:49 - Hypothetically, regardless of any casualties to the Eastern Fleet. How does the IJN go forward with the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway having only CarDivs 1 and 5 making up the Kido Butai? 00:41:35 - How deep into each of the major types of aircraft carrier would an inert 16" shell penetrate (assuming it doesn't hit anything too solid on the way down)? 00:46:28 - Do you think there are any riverine warships from which could be found away from the current path of the river they sank in? 00:49:35 - Was there any way to prevent the reset of gun size from the 413mm main battery of the Victoria class to the common pre-dreadnought and early dreadnought 305mm main batteries? 00:53:54 - An American officer wanted to be Beatty? 00:57:38 - Were any torpedoes in the interwar period designed or modified to specifically defeat any of the torpedo protection schemes being developed? 01:02:41 - Which ship or naval operation in the period covered by the channel. Looks like it was thought up, designed and built/implemented by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond?
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-13 12:00:34
The Caledonia class, first rate ships of the line of the British Royal Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Warships-Age-Sail-1793-1817/dp/1844157172 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Warships-Age-Sail-1817-1863-ebook/dp/B00SGC4V9K https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ship-Line-Development-Battlefleet-1650/dp/0851772528 https://www.amazon.co.uk/LAST-SAILING-BATTLEFLEET-Maintaining-Mastery/dp/0851775918 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-12 14:00:18
John Dahlgren and the Half Charge Myth - Did USS Monitor go into battle under-powered?
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at the reality behind the idea that USS Monitor went into battle under-powered compared to its 'true potential' 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Dahlgren Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-10 12:00:34
HRH Prince Philip - 'Just getting on with it' under the White Ensign
Today we take a look at the early life of HRH Prince Philip, how he came to join the Royal Navy, what he accomplished in it, and when his naval career switched to one of Royal Service. Prince Philip on his WW2 service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX5UNcFUNN4 Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Young-Prince-Philip-Turbulent-Early/dp/0007305397/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prince-Philip-Revealed-Man-Century/dp/1471183556/ https://navywings.org.uk/portfolio/prince-philip-saved-us-from-dying/ https://www.forces.net/news/prince-philip-duke-edinburghs-active-service-career https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/april/12/20210412-dofe-career https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/dec/28/monarchy.davidsmith https://www.royal.uk/early-life-and-education https://www.royal.uk/naval-career Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-07 12:35:37
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:47 - If there hadn’t been the resistance to back and forth on accepting the concept, how much sooner could the Independence class have been built? Could one or two have been in service by Midway or the Guadalcanal campaign? 00:06:17 - Why did the Essex's arrive so quickly? 00:11:44 - During the Age of Sail we know the British were very pretty good at boarding actions (To the point some officer like Nelson and Cochrane were likely born with a cutlass in hand) and the French's abilities tended to wax and wane depending on the exact time and commander, but how good or bad at boarding actions were the Spanish and American navies? 00:20:46 - What if HMS Unicorn had been ordered and completed a couple years earlier? 00:26:35 - Would the Nelsons have been better off having A and B turrets at deck level and C turret superfiring over the other two, in the style of the Mogamis' forward turrets? 00:31:59 - In your opinion if the Guerriere had been up to date, would it have been a more equal battle between her and Constitution? And how do you think the battle would have really played out then? 00:36:07 - What would’ve been played on the Mary Rose drums they found? 00:40:31 - Accidental advances in naval design? 00:45:16 - Were the 18.1" guns in fact, the upper limit of plausible gun design during the period the channel covers? 00:52:13 - If Force A saw the special strike group on its way to hit Dorsetshire and Cornwall in it's radar, why was there no CAP or other fighter interception? 00:56:45 - The wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery? 01:02:19 - Why did the Royal Navy put such wimpy main guns on KGV? 01:08:41 - German WW2 aerial torpedoes?
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-06 12:00:10
The legendary train-wrecking submarine USS Barb, of the United States Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the subs here: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/barb-i.html https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thunder-Below-Revolutionizes-Submarine-Warfare/dp/0252066707 https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-S-Barb-SS-220-American-Submarine/dp/1932606106 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-03 12:00:18
Frederick 'Johnnie' Walker - Gladiator of the Convoy's (Part 1 - 1896 to early 1942)
Today we take a look at the early life of 'Johnnie' Walker and the first major opening engagement he fought in WW2, the convoy HG-76 Sources: Walker RN - Robertson, Terence (1956) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fighting-Captain-Alan-Burn/dp/1399077279/ http://www.admiraltytrilogy.com/pdf/Buttercup_vs_Raspberry_Connections_Online_2022.pdf Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-01 13:00:32
The Last Stand of IJN Takao - Guns vs Godzilla (April 1st)
Today we take a look at the last stand of the IJN's cruiser force, this time against a giant radioactive lizard! Sources: Godzilla Minus One Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-31 16:58:31
The Drydock - Episode 291 (Part 2)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - What were the biggest differences between the US Navy's Patrol craft and Sub Chasers? 00:07:49 - Was there any effort to salvage and repair the Royal Oak? 00:13:35 - What do you think are the most ridiculous weapons used for boarding actions throughout the period the channel covers? 00:18:40 - What is the etiquette concerning use of the term "skipper"? 00:21:43 - What websites or books or other resources would be good for finding blue prints of British WWII warships? 00:26:43 - How difficult was it for the US to carry out the refit of the Richelieu? 00:33:01 - Why did the US give its older fleet tugs (AT) a different classification (ATO) in 1944? 00:38:50 - How many depth charges were carried on WW2 destroyers? 00:44:50 - 'Fake fighting' at sea? 00:51:53 - Who takes over if Lion blows up at Jutland? 00:56:15 - WW1 US sailor travels? 00:59:33 - English fleet ammunition loads during the Spanish Armada campaign? 01:05:43 - Is there a steam-and-steel period admiral that in your mind resembles Admiral Sir Edward Hawke? 01:10:20 - What was the last US Navy ship to capture a vessel for which prize money was paid out? 01:14:32 - How did they measure (rotational) torque? How did a torque sensor work for a battleship's shaft? 01:19:26 - Examples where one ship of a class significantly outshone all her sisters? 01:23:10 - Blind-spot in HMS Warspite's refit armament? 01:25:22 - How aware would the stokers, trimmers and engineers deep in the belly of coal fired warships be of the battle going on outside of the ship? Also what would the action stations be of said crew members who were off duty? 01:28:15 - Why were 18lb cannon considered so inferior to 24lbers when the diameter is not that much different? 01:33:31 - Why does Halsey partially get away with his mistakes compared with Beatty? 01:40:06 - Should Hampton Roads be considered a total Confederate defeat? 01:44:52 - What is the shortest range naval gun hit? 01:48:24 - What was the 'Unrotated Projectile' system the British experimented with in WW2? 01:54:26 - In ships of the "Steam and Steel" era, how much did crew stations factor into a ships design/stability calculations? 01:57:26 - In the theoretical decisive battles of the dreadnaught era, how did the on paper order of battle of a fleet translate into the actual structure of the fleet in battle? 02:03:01 - The modern us navy uses a series of operating manuals to provide the standard for ship operations. These primarily being CSOSS and EOSS. Were there any precursors to this system in the past and how did those work? 02:09:35 - Building ships in one place and assembling them in another? 02:16:08 - Even at the peak of the Napoleonic wars the Royal Navy created many more officers than necessary to command the fleet, to the point that even quite famous officers had trouble finding active employment. How did the Navy justify the expense of keeping so many supernumerary officers on half-pay? 02:23:39 - US Navy Search and Rescue for its carrier pilots and aircrew in the Pacific theatre? 02:29:04 - For the British Navy in the age of sail, 1650 - 1850, when signing up to serve aboard a ship, does this entitle your family members to collect your pay if you happened to die in service or was it up to the individual to send home money if they made it to pay day? 02:37:58 - What were the manufacturing tolerances for guns and shells required to have to get that consistent accuracy? 02:42:21 - How bad could flag signalling get? 02:49:18 - How common was it for submarine commanders to be as politically adept as Fluckey of USS Barb was portrayed in his book? 02:54:43 - Effectiveness of heavy AA? 03:05:34 - How effective were the Romanian and Bulgarian navys against the Russians during the black sea campaign in WW2? 03:07:45 - Naval jet aircraft in late WW2? 03:10:55 - What was the intended role of the Helmover 'Super Torpedo' and do you suppose it would have actually worked? 03:14:55 - Other than the Anzac landing, are there other interesting or decisive naval battles in the region that contributed to the Ottoman Empire loss and the subsequent British/French mandate for the region? 03:17:39 - Why weren't the IJN alerted at Midway on the 3rd? 03:18:48 - Battle of Leyte Gulf sailings?
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-31 12:32:11
The Drydock - Episode 291 (Part 1)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - How much of a role would the Allied navies have had in Operation Downfall after the landings? 00:04:32 - How useful were torpedoes on cruisers in WW2? 00:09:41 - Did Frigates in the age of sail and their cousins in the world wars ever carry marines as part of their standard compliment for ground deployment or boarding actions? 00:14:12 - How much evolution and what changes in capability were incorporated in QE and Valiant from the earlier rebuild of Warpite? 00:17:13 - The unavailability of tea in September and October of 1914? 00:22:00 - In the Battle of Coral Sea, which was the more significant loss, Shoho or Neosho? 00:25:44 - How difficult would it have been to swap in newer better 11" guns to the Deutschlands? 00:30:39 - Is it just Hollywood-speak that we get something like "right full rudder, hard over" and not use starboard? 00:35:16 - Weight of cannon ball vs calibre and reuse of guns? 00:39:52 - Does turning the guns actually help balance a list? 00:46:10 - Can you refit a ship on a remote island? 00:50:20 - Why did large naval battles drop in frequency? 00:58:27 - The phrase 'curse like a sailor' had to come from somewhere. Without getting the video demonetized, could you describe the regulations (if any) on profanity in the Royal Navy at the time, and perhaps compare it with other navies? 01:06:05 - How did naval careers specialize in the Age of Sail for sailors who were not officers in the Royal Navy? 01:09:53 - Naval guns vs land guns? 01:19:39 - What happened when warship gets struck by lightning? 01:24:49 - On board an age of sail vessel, what tasks (swabbing guns, swabbing decks, cleaning dishes, clothes, etc) would use fresh water, and what tasks would use salt water, and what tasks could one substitute salt water for in battle or other emergency? 01:27:09 - What were the rough percentages for the USA, German, U.K. and Japanese fleets of volunteers versus conscripted personnel? 01:32:23 - Navies that evolved rapidly from blue water to world power rapidly? 01:37:34 - What post-1900 gun based capital ship fired the most main battery shells at enemy ships? 01:40:40 - Can the French 1912 Naval Building Program be considered feasible in any way, or should it be considered a pipe dream much like Plan Z? 01:47:30 - With ships of the line using copper sheathing of the timber structure to prevent organisims from eating the timber, and the transition to iron hulls, how quickly was the galvanic corrosion issue worked out, or was it well enough understood prior to the introduction of the ships that they avoided using it? 01:49:45 - In the film Master and Commander, Lucky Jack seems to be neither master nor commander. He's a captain and Mr. Allen is the Sailing Master. Is the title the least accurate aspect of the film? 01:51:09 - How similar would the interior of the Mikasa had been compared to the Olympia we see today? 01:54:48 - When did navies stop using sail in battle? 01:59:39 - When and how was electricity implemented in warships? What kind of generators were used and what mistakes were made? 02:04:12 - Out of the various US aircraft that served in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (Wildcat, Corsair, Avenger etc) what were the perception of them by Royal Navy crews and how did there performance compare to that in the US Navy? 02:13:29 - Rapid fire convoys, charges and fuses? 02:17:36 - Why did USN ship designers think Yamato's true design was 'impractical'? 02:22:14 - Is/was there anyway to enhance the mining effect of an aerial bomb? 02:29:29 - How stable were tumblehome ships? 02:38:09 - How would prize money affect a crew man's decision making? 02:42:39 - Have there been any classes of ships where newer members of the class have come online at the same time as older members being decommissioned? 02:49:13 - Were the Japanese correct in keeping the Yamato class battleships secret? 02:56:18 - IJN vs USN 18" guns? 02:58:43 - Monitor carrier ship in the ACW? 03:02:52 - What was the rationale and intended doctrine for the British 'trade protection' cruisers like the Leander?
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-30 12:00:15
RN Francesco Caracciolo - Guide 381
The almost-built Francesco Caraciolo battleships, of the Italian Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: "Capital Ships of the Royal Italian Navy, 1860–1918: Part 4: Dreadnought Battleships" - Warship International https://www.amazon.co.uk/Italian-Battleships-Cavour-Classes-1911-1956/dp/1526799871/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-29 18:07:37
Frigate Duels of the War of 1812 - HMS Shannon vs USS Chesapeake
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at the fourth true frigate duel of the War of 1812, with more to come! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Chesapeake vs Shannon Episode 1 (Constitution vs Guerriere) - https://youtu.be/XQqC5FbNF9Q Episode 2 (United States vs Macedonian) - https://youtu.be/BJhf8jays7w Episode 3 (Constitution vs Java) - https://youtu.be/9OgbNQDPIi8 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-27 21:08:32
Live Drydock from a Drydock during Drydocking - Aboard USS New Jersey
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-27 12:00:33
The Last Battleship Designs - The Good, the Bad and the Mad!
Today we take a look at the last generations of battleship designs, covering everything from nuclear missiles to rocket-assisted Tallboys and re-inventing the pre-dreadnought! Sources: https://www.usni.org/press/books/russian-and-soviet-battleships-0 https://www.usni.org/press/books/us-battleships-0 https://www.usni.org/press/books/british-battleship https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battleships-United-States-1935-1992/dp/1557501742/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nelson-Vanguard-Warship-Design-Development/dp/184832149X/ Lion class design study drawings by Tzoli (many thanks!) Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-24 13:33:32
00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:03 - I know that RMS Queen Mary and RMS Lusitania were both hit by massive rogue waves that destroyed Lusitania's bridge and made Queen Mary list very badly so how much damage could one do to a warship from the same period? 00:04:51 - What would happen if those ships interned in Scapa Flow decided to return to Germany using force and was that a real threat? 00:06:06 - MN Commandant Teste? 00:11:12 - If the Chinese actually have working ammunition at the Battle of the Yalu River. How does this affect IJN doctrine going forward? 00:14:37 - Do vessels of this age through the period the channel covers use gearing? i.e. have a transmission. Why or why not? 00:19:21 - I've seen the photos of the model of Duke of Kent (the unbuilt "largest man of war ever") and the photos of HMS Howe (1860) the largest man of war actually ever built (though never getting to sail as such unlike her sister HMS Victoria) and Duke of Kent comes off as being nowhere near as long as Howe, is this perception correct? 00:21:52 - Which Pearl Harbor survivor should have been saved? 00:26:32 - What if the Scharnhorst's tried to fight HMS Rodney? 00:32:37 - Do you plan to do a video on the actions of the Royal Navy on the Delaware during the American War for Independence? 00:34:30 - Falklands War what-ifs? 00:40:55 - Why didn’t Britain buy or lend lease one of the Iowa's? 00:46:36 - What were the construction differences during age of sail in warships vs merchant ships, other than the obvious things like more gun-ports or cargo holds? 00:50:51 - How did the process of internment work? What would have happened if the Admiral Graf Spee had not left Montevideo? 00:54:04 - Other than convoy escort, what did the US Navy do in World War I? 01:00:42 - Admiral Walter Warzecha
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-23 12:00:07
Kongo Replacements (1931) - Guide 380
The potential Kongo class replacement battleships, un-built designs of the Imperial Japanese Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.com/BATTLESHIP-DEMOLITION-TESTS-MODIFIED-YAMATO/dp/9537892352/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-20 12:00:03
USS Wolverine and USS Sable - Paddle Carriers of the Icy North
Today we take a look at how the USN came to operate a pair of paddlewheel coal fired carriers on the Great Lakes. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michigans-Aircraft-Carriers-Images-America-ebook/dp/B0093X45E2/ http://www.nnapprentice.com/alumni/letter/PADDLEWHEEL_AIRCRAFT_CARRIERS_082109.pdf https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iron-Fleet-Great-Lakes-World/dp/0814324797/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-17 12:37:07
00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:04 - How much do scrap warships cost? 00:05:22 - Why did the IJN have so much difficulty designing the oxygen system for the Type 93 torpedo? 00:10:38 - When you see the cut down rear funnels on RN destroyers, apparently to improve their AA gun arcs, does this have any impact on their steaming? 00:15:01 - Japan's well deserved reputation for awful POW treatment was thoroughly documented by the end of WW2. Was their treatment of foreign prisoners always so bad? Or did it steadily get worse as the military dictatorship took over? 00:21:47 - What happened to IJN gunnery by the time of Leyte Gulf? 00:26:47 - Is there still a risk of radioactive contamination on the Operation Crossroads wrecks? 00:31:31 - How much more capable would Allied designs be if built to the same displacement as Kriegsmarine ships? 00:37:11 - Did ships use other material before the metal plating in order to slow down/disrupt the incoming projectile. 00:40:37 - Type of welding used on ships? 00:43:08 - Should the USN have focussed on battlecruisers instead of battleships in the later 1910's? 00:46:54 - SMS Emden commandeering the Cormoran? 00:49:17 - Questions about boilers? 00:54:39 - In the movie Nate and Hayes, a German iron ship with single gun turret is disabled by placing a shell at the turret rotation stop, which detonated when the turret is rotated to contact its fuse. Was this even a possibility with such shells of this or any period? 00:56:47 - Could you tell us a bit the painting “The Fighting Temeraire” by JMW Turner and the context in which it was painted? 01:00:31 - How hot would a gun have to be to cook off a round?
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-16 12:00:13
US Torpedo Battleships - Guide 379
The torpedo battleships, un-built designs of the United States Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Battleships-Illustrated-Design-History/dp/1591142474 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-15 14:00:14
Naval Engineering - Ships and their Waves, Turns and Tricks
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at some of the characteristics of ships as they make their way through the water, with some unexpected results! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Naval Engineering Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-13 12:00:00
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) - The USN's Last Gunfighter
We take a look at one of the first museums I visited in the US in September 2023, USS Turner Joy in Bremerton, visit the ship here: https://ussturnerjoy.org/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-10 12:43:10
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:50 - Why was Hiei's armor able to mostly keep out San Francisco's shells at Friday the 13th? 00:06:03 - Was the FAA lack of single-seat fighters at the start of WW2 an issue of budgets, doctrine, interservice rivalry (with the RAF), or a combination of some or all of above? 00:12:09 - Floatplanes on a carrier? 00:15:42 - SS Jeremiah O’Brien? 00:17:41 - Since the Lord Nelsons and Dreadnought are near contemporaries, was turbine power considered for the Nelsons? 00:20:10 - Elco Thunderbolt testing? 00:25:03 - Were some of the lower-ranking French officers and sailors stuck in Alexandria, who favored continuing the fight, able to defect to the Free-French/British? 00:27:01 - Do you think the Mers el Kabir tragedy could have been avoided if the officers (so to speak) on the ground were allowed to handle it, without the backseat diplomacy from the government? 00:32:24 - How much difference did armour thickness and gun calibre make in actual battle? 00:38:03 - British submarine operations in WW2? 00:41:50 - During WWII there were several speed build demonstrations of bomber aircraft and Liberty ships for propaganda purposes. Were there ever, in the period the channel covers, similar record attempts made with the construction of naval ships? 00:45:04 - Had Ark Royal survived past 1941. How would she be able to handle US Aircraft (Wildcats, Hellcats, Corsairs and Avengers). Compared to the Illustrious and Implacable-Class Carriers? 00:47:14 - How long did Age of Sail battles last? 00:49:26 - In the modern day, ship naming conventions are often subject to a complex and very committee-driven selection process, for a variety of mostly political reasons. How much did these concerns play into the names of ships during the period the channel covers? 00:52:58 - How effective were USN and IJN carrier escorts at assisting the capital ships when under air attack? 00:58:23 - In the Age of Sail how much choice did captains have over the choice of their senior officers?
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-09 12:00:20
Battlecruisers F2 & F3 (NB) - Guide 378
The F2 and F3 designs, un-built battlecruiser designs of the British Royal Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Battleship-Norman-Friedman/dp/1848322259 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Battleships-World-War-Battlecruisers/dp/0870218174 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warships-After-Washington-Development-1922-1930/dp/1848321171 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-06 12:00:28
USS Monitor - From Angry Raft to National Treasure
Today we explore the story of USS Monitor with the help of the excellent Mariners Museum, Newport News. You can visit them for the annual Hampton Roads commemoration on the 9th March 2024 here: https://www.marinersmuseum.org/event/battle-of-hampton-roads-commemoration-day/ You can also register for a special talk on the battle here: https://www.marinersmuseum.org/event/duel-of-ironclads/ My coverage of the Battle of Hampton Roads here: https://youtu.be/28vougAE7LM Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-03 13:38:26
The Drydock - Episode 287 (Part 2)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:42 - Various questions about the Battle of Samar 00:09:20 - How were the Hawkins class conducting firecontrol? 00:10:56 - Would you recommend any books for learning about the service histories of USS Albacore and USS England? 00:12:43 - Given that it sometimes took many salvos to hit a target, how many shots did it 'usually' take to hit a test target during armor penetration testing, and was anything special done to improve accuracy during these tests like reduced range, or sighting equipment? 00:17:56 - Why did USS Worcester (CL-144) go back to twin turret? 00:21:42 - Why no mizzen course sail? 00:26:58 - How does a torpedo circular run happen? 00:33:09 - Is the 'Naval Chronicle' referred to in "Six Frigates" by Ian W. Toll, the ancestor of, or similar to the "U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings"? 00:37:14 - Coast defence infrastructure? 00:45:35 - What was the mechanical accuracy of (good) battleship guns? 00:48:53 - How would you design the ultimate US fleet oiler for the Pacific in the run up to WW2 (assuming you have some degree of foresight and full financial/political support)? 00:57:11 - How were coal ashes disposed off on WWI capital ships? 00:59:40 - When were the first and last ram equipped ships commissioned by a major navy and by whom? 01:01:32 - It’s well known that USS Nevada was able to get underway relatively quickly during the attack on Pearl Harbor, but how much of a feat was this for her crew? 01:06:12 - Godzilla Minus One minesweeping? 01:09:14 - Name vs Alphanumeric designation dividing line for ships? 01:13:14 - What in your opinion is the most interesting equipment or room on a ship that seems to be tied to their nations culture? 01:14:57 - Given the repairs, overhauls, refits, etc that a wooden ship would go through during that time, how much of the original ship would remain after 80 years of service? 01:22:26 - I've read Vincent O'Hara's Struggle for the Middle Sea & Six Victories. Can you recommend any more reading on the WWII Mediterranean Naval war or the Regia Marina? 01:25:08 - The development of the propulsion shafts on ships in the steam and steel era? 01:32:47 - How does centralised fire control for AA guns work? 01:40:02 - If Admiral Togo had not died in 1934, what impact would he have had on the IJN leading up to and into WW2? 01:43:10 - Given such evident advantages (especially in range and refuel time and ability) of oil over coal, what would an early conversion of either the High Seas or Grand Fleet have had on WWI? Is it enough to change the balance? 01:48:11 - The location and protection of the avgas storage tanks on the Yorktown class carriers? 01:54:42 - Anson's expedition? 01:59:35 - Western response to post-war Soviet battleships? 02:04:59 - Levels of classification post-1950? 02:13:48 - Industrial capacity of the USA in WW1 vs WW2? 02:18:26 - Did the Washington Naval Treaty limit sea plane tenders? 02:22:47 - Which service would have benefited more by having a snorkel available for subs by mid 1942: the USN or the RN? 02:25:23 - Any advantages to many smaller sails vs a few larger ones? 02:27:58 - Often the lessons of USS Lexington CV-2 are credited with fixing and changing US damage control practices after her loss, What lessons were learned, amd how did they save ships like Bunker Hill, Franklin, and Enterprise? 02:34:13 - Would it be proper to call a warship that burned coal to produce steam and run its engines (HMS Dreadnought for example) "steam powered" or "coal powered"?
From Drachinifel at 2024-03-02 12:00:26
Golden Hind (1575) - Guide 377
The Golden Hind, a private galleon belonging to Francis Drake, is today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sir-Francis-Drake-Julian-Corbett/dp/1534629726 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Search-Kingdom-Francis-Elizabeth-Perilous/dp/0062875361 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Voyage-Francis-Drake-1577-1580/dp/0802714056 http://goldenhinde.co.uk/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-28 12:00:25
The 18.1 inch Naval Gun - Origins and Development
Today we take a look at the origins and development of the Yamato-class' massive main gun armament, the largest naval guns to ever put to sea. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NAVAL-WEAPONS-WWII-John-Campbell/dp/0851779247 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Capital-Ships-Imperial-Japanese-1868-1945/dp/1608880834 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battleships-Axis-Neutral-World-War/dp/0870211013 https://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ%20Reports/USNTMJ-200F-0384-0445%20Report%20O-45%20N.pdf Battleship Musashi Construction Record : The Complete Story of Yamato-class Battleships - Shigeru Makino , Shigekazu Koga Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-25 12:19:06
The Drydock - Episode 287 (Part 1)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:00 - Why 283mm instead of 280mm/11" for Swedish guns? 00:04:46 - Which nations built navies, actual salt water navies, that wound up being more liability than asset? 00:09:48 - What was the deal with Kamchatka’s captain? 00:12:14 - Which WWII battleship fired the most main battery rounds at the enemy? 00:15:23 - How important was the "We want eight!" Campaign in readying the Royal Navy for the First World War? 00:21:01 - If Joseph Chamberlain and the imperialist faction had gotten their way and created a unified British Empire would it have had any effects on Britain's ability to build more ships in the lead up to the world wars 00:27:44 - Non German nations with sonar countermeasures in WW2? 00:30:48 - Would the US have entered the war if Pearl Harbor etc were not attacked? 00:33:52 - In the age of sail, what were sails made from and how much did it matter? 00:37:42 - IJN procedures for abandoning ship? 00:43:24 - What happened to Japanese troops on bases that were bypassed? 00:46:30 - What were the advantages and disadvantages for those ships that had more than two turrets in the front of the ship? 00:49:34 - Ships built for speed and firepower only? 00:53:04 - Did the Kriegsmarine have workable plans to refit the Scharnhorsts with a 38cm main battery? 00:55:47 - Changes to re-armament and WW2 British building policies? 01:02:47 - Why only one British battleship at North Cape? 01:08:11 - Smaller gun calibre limit at Washington better for cruisers? 01:14:23 - When did the USN and IJN hit parity of expertise? 01:20:11 - Amagi more vulnerable to shock than Shokaku? 01:26:44 - Hornet's 5" guns disabled by driving them into the stops? 01:33:00 - 'Run out the guns' on a Dreadnought? 01:35:59 - Captains cannot enter the wardroom? 01:38:27 - What is your best example in naval history of a Phyrric victory? Also what your best example of a battle where 'task failed successfully"? 01:41:13 - By mid-1915, would a Dutch ship sailing from Rotterdam be able to traverse the English Channel to enter the Atlantic, or would it be required to use the North Sea and circle around the British Isles instead? 01:43:25 - If the French sailor who killed Nelson survived the battle what would happen if he was ID by British sailors post battle would he be in any danger of life and limb? 01:45:58 - Turkey getting involved in WW2? 01:48:45 - On a tight budget, how many and what kind of ships would Norway require to make Germany think twice about invading in 1939/40? 01:53:16 - What options might Jellicoe have had if Beatty had done his job properly? 01:59:53 - What did the allies find after the war about Japanese aircraft search radar? 02:02:55 - What did the Royal Navy do to secure the best materials? 02:05:39 - Just how good were the various optical rangefinders at being optical devices? 02:08:06 - How were depth settings changed on depth charges after takeoff while carried by aircraft, or could it be done while airborne? 02:16:13 - Why the shorter gun on British light cruisers with triple turrets? 02:18:37 - Despite Germany and the Brits being at war with each other how did the two lifeboat institutions get along with each other? 02:21:41 - Classified volumes of the Jellico 1919 naval expedition? 02:24:05 - US Light Fleet Carrier? 02:26:01 - What do you think of the US Congress' insistence for naval gunfire support after WW2? 02:29:41 - Would the (30s) Deutchlands have been better off with only four 11" gun and the weight spent on more armor, speed, range, & secondary battery? 02:32:12 - Where did Jane's Fighting Ships get their early information? 02:36:01 - Internal security spies in the USN? 02:39:03 - What kind of visibility conditions would need to be in place for U-203 to misidentify Texas as a British battleship and how plausible would those conditions be? 02:42:17 - Hood refitted in the 1930's? 02:46:47 - Why didn't Californian come to help Titanic? 02:49:47 - Boiler explosions on warships? 02:55:25 - Flintlick pistols as clubs in boarding actions? 02:58:39 - Notable encounters with waterspouts?
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-24 12:00:41
The Evarts class, destroyer escorts of the United States Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Destroyer-Illustrated-Design-History/dp/0853685215 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conways-Worlds-Fighting-Ships-1922-1946/dp/0851771467 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Destroyer-Escorts-Peter-Elliott/dp/0855241616 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlantic-Escorts-Ships-Weapons-Tactics/dp/1844157024 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-23 16:58:53
Frigate Duels of the War of 1812 - USS Constitution vs HMS Java
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at the third true frigate duel of the War of 1812, with more to come! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Constitution vs Java Episode 1 (Constitution vs Guerriere) - https://youtu.be/XQqC5FbNF9Q Episode 2 (United States vs Macedonian) - https://youtu.be/BJhf8jays7w Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-21 12:00:51
Rottnest Island - The worlds most adorable coastal defence emplacement!
The second port of call during the Shipshape Australia tour of 2023, was Perth, starting off with a visit to thw home of the Quokka! Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-18 15:13:38
00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:08 - How did a County (Kent) class survive 5 (FIVE!!!) Kamikaze aircraft hits? 00:03:53 - How did the 8" guns on the County class ships like Australia compare to the 8" guns on the American heavy cruisers? 00:09:54 - Different construction materials for difference parts of a wooden warship? 00:15:09 - In WW2, how far could torpedoes turn from their launch angle and how far could they run out before they made this turn? 00:17:38 - Was the US Navy particularly bad for friendly fire incidents? 00:22:22 - Besides Yi and Nelson, what are some other examples you can think of where an Admiral won an engagement posthumously? 00:24:00 - What is your favorite moment of the Battle of Trafalgar? 00:26:40 - Was there anything a better admiral could have done to improve the French and Spanish battle performance at Trafalgar? 00:29:52 - Triple 18" on the Tillman's but not the Iowa/Montana's, why? 00:35:36 - You keep mentioning the time period of the channel. What time period is that and why? 00:45:46 - How would building more Olympia's change the USN? 00:49:42 - Of all the Naval Warfare films that you have seen, which in your opinion are the most and least accurate? 00:53:00 - Officer behaviour aboard Suvarov in the Battle of Tsushima? 00:56:23 - What warship could be considered a naval "Swordfish"? 01:00:02 - Battle of the River Plate 1956 movie questions?
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-17 12:00:05
The Black Swan class, sloops of the British Royal Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Swan-Class-Sloops-Detailed/dp/1526765969 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conways-Worlds-Fighting-Ships-1922-1946/dp/0851771467 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Destroyers-Frigates-Second-World/dp/1526702827 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-14 12:00:15
The Origins of the Torpedo - That which lurks beneath...
Today we take a look at the development of the torpedo from the start of the 19th century to WW1. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Torpedo-Complete-History-Worlds-Revolutionary/dp/1848322151 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Torpedo-Inventing-Military-Industrial-Complex-Britain/dp/0674725263 https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1944/february/catamaran-expeditions https://maritime.org/doc/jolie/part1.php https://navalunderseamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Pre-Torpedo-Era-Report.pdf Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-12 12:34:07
The Drydock - Episode 261/266 (Live Segment) - 12th February 2024
The stream answering Patreon Alt-History and What-if's, then general questions
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-11 12:51:58
00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:35 - RN sailors on US ships and vice-versa? 00:07:23 - Turret sizes vs number of guns? 00:14:40 - Do you think there are any old ships left hiding in plain sight? 00:18:34 - Utility/Value of Battlecruisers? 00:24:42 - Infaltion adjusted costs of the pre-WW1 naval arms race? 00:34:00 - US 'small battleships' of 1919? 00:39:22 - Differences in US and UK wargames in the inter-war period? 00:44:48 - What is it with competent captains and admirals time and time again driving their battleships/cruisers/carriers ashore? 00:49:24 - Paint and timber supplies aboard ship in the Age of Sail? 00:53:45 - Why did the Royal Navy choose limes rather than some other citrus fruit? 00:56:30 - Role of 'little dots' in the Atlantic? 00:59:28 - What were the different companies that developed naval guns, and was it the companies themselves or the different navies that actually drove the size of the guns and caliber? 01:06:24 - Determining when a wreck took damage?
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-10 12:00:35
Flower Class (WW1 Sloops) - Guide 374
The first Flower class, minesweeper sloops of the British Royal Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Fleet-Warship-Development-1906-1922/dp/186176099X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conways-Worlds-Fighting-1906-1921-History/dp/0851772455 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fighting-Great-War-Sea-Technology/dp/1848321899 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-09 15:36:45
History: Academia vs Social Media, natural enemies or allies? A discussion
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we have long chat with special guest Bret Deveraux on the potential conflict, and the potential alliance, between history via academia and history via social media. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Discussion Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-07 12:00:13
The English Armada (1589) - Anything you (Spanish) can do, we can do... worse?
Today we take a look at the English Armada, in which the Elizabethan Navy attempts a counter attack, succeeds where the Spanish failed in landing troops on enemy soil, didn't lose any naval battles, and still managed to lose the vast majority of their men whilst accomplishing almost nothing. Mostly thanks to a class based rank structure... Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Armada-Greatest-Disaster-History/dp/1350019410 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Expedition-Francis-Portugal-Records-Publications/dp/0566055783 https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Armada-History-Counter-Elizabeth/dp/B0BT14K884 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-04 12:25:47
00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - Now that you have seen a number of different maritime museums from different countries which ones would you recommend that people go to visit? 00:06:03 - Diesel/Turbine Hybrids? 00:11:32 - Admiral Scheer wreck access? 00:14:41 - HMS X1 turrets 00:17:16 - Just how much does a steel-hulled submarine crush as it dives? 00:22:38 - How long does it take for a question to be answered in the drydock right now? 00:25:01 - How did the lookouts in Titanic and Yamato get up to the crows nest? 00:29:56 - White 'wrapped' carrier? 00:32:49 - What was the end-game at Komandorski Islands if Salt Lake City was crippled and destroyed by the IJN? 00:35:16 - What were the British equivilant of the Allen M Sumner's and Gearing's? 00:37:35 - Would you classify the USN PC(subchasers) as a corvette or large gunboat in WW2? 00:39:03 - Prior to the advent of gunpowder based weapons, did siege weapons such as catapults and ballista see wide spread use on ships, and if so how effective were they? 00:43:00 - How were Cook's voyages possible? 00:48:06 - During the classic age of sail, what where the immediate preperations for combat? 00:52:58 - If the Soviet Union had allowed the US to use its territory to go after Japan, would a campaign where the US Navy strikes south from the Sakhalin islands be viable? 00:56:04 - In addition to VADM Fletcher. What other officers you think were unfortunately or prematurely reassigned away from the front? 00:59:15 - HMS Victory is 246 years old. Assuming continued funding, can we expect the more complex museum ships from the age of steam and steel to go on for as long, or do they have more of an inbuilt expiration date? 01:07:31 - February 2024 US Mini-Trip
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-03 12:00:26
The Seeadler, a sailing merchant raider of the Imperial German Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-Devil-Adventures-Luckner-Raider/dp/1472827880 https://www.booktopia.com.au/100-maritime-stories-david-jones/book/9781922643537.html https://navymuseum.co.nz/explore/by-themes/world-war-one/sms-seeadler/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-02-02 16:57:48
Roman Legions - Sometimes found all at sea!
Today we take a quick look at some of the maritime highlights of the new special exhibition at the British Museum about the Roman Legions: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/legion-life-roman-army Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-31 12:00:36
Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku - From Tsushima to Pearl Harbor
Today we take a look at the life story of one of Japan's most famous Admiral's, from humble beginnings through to the attack that would define the his legacy.. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaigun-Strategy-Technology-Imperial-1887-1941/dp/0870211927/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Waves-Propaganda-Emergence-1868-1922/dp/0804749779/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reluctant-Admiral-Yamamoto-Imperial-Japanese/dp/4770025394 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yamamoto-Isoroku-Command-Book-26-ebook/dp/B01BY3AE3E/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yamamoto-Planned-Raid-Pearl-Harbour/dp/158574428X/ Hiromi Tanaka, - Biographical Series Yamamoto Isoroku Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-28 15:11:08
The Drydock - Episode 283 (Part 2)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:28 - Hedgerow modified landing craft? 00:05:08 - Roughly how much of the budget of a navy went to personal, supplies, acquisition of new ships, refits of ships, etc? 00:10:43 - SS Stockholm ramming SS Andrea Doria 00:18:16 - To what extent did the Japanese Navy make use of the naval installations captured from the Allies in WW2? 00:20:47 - Alternative HMS Victorious refit? 00:26:43 - Why could VTE powered liners run at full speed for days? 00:32:11 - Was there any investigation or movement towards metal masts before the movement to iron ships in general? 00:37:04 - HMS Liverpools travels without a bow? 00:39:53 - Have you played Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter? 00:44:29 - Coral Sea and the destroyer pursuit that didn't happen? 00:50:13 - Seponov's "All big gun battleship"? 00:55:13 - H39/44 power estimates? 00:58:36 - Did the system fail or did Seymour fail the system? 01:03:35 - In your opinion in regard to the Age of Sail, what are the personal attributes and achievements that you use to judge a seaborne leader as 'Great'? 01:08:04 - What in your opinion is the most practical and most impractical headgear from any navy in the timeperiod the channel covers? 01:10:17 - What is the largest portion of a particular predreadnought preserved in a single location other than Mikasa? 01:11:01 - The failed Dodecanese campaign of September 1943? 01:14:40 - Unreliable high-pressue boilers? 01:18:07 - Age of sail methods for determining top speeds of vessels? 01:20:18 - Real life 'Nova Cannon'? 01:24:13 - How were land-bombardment/fire support missions accomplished? 01:29:05 - Were there any instances in WW1 or WW2 where an overestimation of the enemy strengths benefited the side that overestimated the opponent, and if so, what happened? 01:34:04 - If the USN had decided to omit the heavily armored conning towers on their fast battleships, where do you think the tonnage that was freed up would have been utilized? 01:36:47 - If you switched from iron bracing to marine grade steel bracing. Could you make a wooden ship larger? 01:39:47 - What exactly is Fisher's Baltic Plan? 01:47:04 - Why were steel warships armored only against guns of their own caliber? 01:51:54 - Did any Pearl Harbor survivors manage to be in Tokyo Bay at the end? 01:52:28 - SS United States and 'Iowa type' engines? 01:57:29 - Alternate KGV layout? 02:01:25 - What did the US learn in terms of ship design and technology in WW2? 02:06:18 - Shore leave shenanigans? 02:09:12 - Has their ever actually been a case or strong suspicion of a nation attempting to sabotage or destroy a ship of another nation while they are at peace? 02:11:36 - Do we know what the G3/N3 naming convention was going to be? If not, what would your best guess be? 02:18:16 - The Galatee letters 02:21:51 - Where does freeboard end and superstructure begin? 02:25:21 - How effective were the Kriegsmarine bombardments supporting the Army on the Eastern Front? 02:27:53 - British ships poor fuel mixture in WW2? 02:33:48 - Indian crews on Royal Navy ships in the Opium Wars? 02:42:44 - Post-war effects of a successful Torpedo Bomber strike on the HSF? 02:47:50 - No Allied intervention in Greece? 02:57:44 - Minor update re:livestreams
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-28 12:23:42
The Drydock - Episode 283 (Part 1)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:34 - Why do USN Fleet and Light Carriers, as well as Light and Heavy cruisers, share hull number sequences, when Escort and Large cruisers have their own? 00:04:25 - How long did it take nations to catch up with other nations armour technology? 00:10:34 - Smaller ships of the South American Dreadnought race? 00:15:56 - Easily detachable armour plate? 00:20:51 - Fleets, Flotillas, and Squadrons what are the differences and how have they changed during the period the channel covers? 00:27:47 - Battleship armour resistance, ships which broke with the 'rule of thumb' of resisting their own guns? 00:33:06 - If Hood doesn't detonate, how does the rest of the battle with Bismarck play out? 00:40:23 - Do you need to change gun breechs as much as gun barrels? 00:43:50 - Gato/Balao class 'cage' refit? 00:47:45 - The Type 96 25 mm Japanese AA gun vs the German 3.7 cm SK C/30? 00:52:15 - Was Captain Barron remiss in his duty during the Chesapeake/Leopard affair? 00:58:31 - Considering how at the Battle of the Denmark Strait Prince Eugen detected the British with it's hydrophones before they came over the horizon. Was there ever any research or attempts by surface warships to search for the enemy acoustically while concealing ones own position until ready to engage the enemy? 01:00:37 - If the Royal Navy is Rome, who is their Hannibal? 01:02:54 - How portable were floating drydocks? 01:06:19 - Design/Engineering of sails? 01:14:21 - Numbers on the back of coats in the RN? 01:17:31 - How was the Mary Rose salvaged since the Protection of Wrecks Act was passed several years earlier? 01:22:13 - If there is no war with Japan or even the threat of war with Japan and the US only had to deal with war against Germany & Italy, what do you think the USN would have looked like during WW2? 01:30:34 - Was there any Marine Nationale warship of the interwar or WW2 period associated with a red fish symbol? 01:32:16 - What most likely caused the destruction of Jaime I? 01:34:33 - Lifeboat just floating off a sinking ship? 01:38:13 - When were gas ejection systems for large caliber, breech loading guns realized as necessary? 01:40:43 - Did anyone except the USN use Blimps in WW2? 01:43:19 - Realistically, could two Wickes-class destroyers really take out an Amagi-class battlecruiser? 01:47:04 - What were the benefits and drawbacks of splitting the Pacific theater into “Admiral Nimitz's fief” and “General MacArthur's fief”? 01:50:47 - Why did the Japanese change their heavy cruiser guns from 200 mm to 203 mm? And also 155 mm guns when they already had 152? Given that barrel boring and rifling was and still is the hardest part of gun manufacturing, changing the tooling like that doesn't make a lot of sense to me? 01:52:33 - Did the Royal navy and fleet air arm ever attack mainland Germany in air raids like how the US Navy attacked Japan? 01:54:42 - How do you think the 2nd London Treaty would have differed from reality if Japan had a similar willingness to negotiate compromises and sign it as they had for Washington and 1st London? 02:00:47 - Why did the Royal Navy effectively discontinue the name Victoria after the pre-dreadnought? 02:02:45 - SBD bouncing off Enterprise at Santa Cruz? 02:09:44 - Would AP shells have been better in the Iwo Jima bombardment? 02:12:01 - Were the guns from the damaged USS Oklahoma installed on USS Pennsylvania in 1945 and used to get a few shots in at Wake Island, thus having Oklahoma in the battle, in a small way? 02:13:03 - What are good books/authoritative resources on the naval history of British Malaya and Borneo in WW1 and WW2? 02:16:21 - How significant was loss of speed during combat maneuvers for steam and steel ships? 02:24:38 - How much had materials science advanced in terms of being able to make battleship armour today? 02:31:56 - Did the Great Hurricane of 1780 significantly affect the naval aspects of the American Revolutionary War? 02:35:30 - How should Beatty have acted at Jutland? 02:42:11 - Why were Italian frogmen generally more successful than their Japanese counterparts? 02:45:41 - How were B-24 and other four engine heavy bombers used to close the mid Atlantic gap? 02:50:57 - If you were asked to produce a naval 'Band of Brothers' style TV show what ship/era would you choose for the show and why? 02:59:03 - Battle of the Komandorski Islands questions?
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-27 12:00:08
The Emden, a one-off light cruiser of the German Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Warships-1815-1945-Erich-Groener/dp/0870217909 https://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Light-Cruisers-World-War/dp/1848321945 https://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Cruisers-World-War-Two/dp/0853687463 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-26 13:00:08
Frigate Duels of the War of 1812 - USS United States vs HMS Macedonian
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at the second true frigate duel of the War of 1812, with more to come! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - United States vs Macedonian Episode 1 (Constitution vs Guerriere) - https://youtu.be/XQqC5FbNF9Q Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-24 12:00:03
Origins of the Imperial Japanese Navy - Dawn of the Rising Sun
Today we take a look at the reasons for the formation of the IJN and it's early struggles from inception to the Sino-Japanese War. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaigun-Strategy-Technology-Imperial-1887-1941/dp/0870211927/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perry-Expedition-Opening-Japan-1853-1873/dp/1624668895/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/608475 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meiji-Restoration-W-Beasley/dp/0804708150/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Waves-Propaganda-Emergence-1868-1922/dp/0804749779/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-21 13:23:59
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:49 - Updates to previous questions on mines! 00:03:40 - ABXY 15" ships with triple turrets? 00:08:31 - Between World War I and World War II, did the Swedish Navy ever fire their guns in defense of their Homeland, or to defend themselves? 00:09:27 - Difference between Swedish coast defence and the Jeune Ecole? 00:17:08 - Lots of UK science museums I've been to have large ship models in glass cases. How, if at all, do you spot the submerged torpedo tubes on the models? 00:19:16 - What is the truth to the claim that Rome's voracious appetite for timber to build the fleets of the Punic Wars caused the denuding the southern Italy and thus the degradation of its soil such that it become much poorer agriculturally and the enfeeblement of that region we know of today? 00:23:15 - Why were 6" DP guns not invented in the inter-war period? 00:27:25 - Was there a design for a unified battery warship in the Age of Sail? 00:32:46 - Did any navies deploy any rates that acted as tenders for resupply or repairs to other rates, or was it easier to just rely upon ports around the planet? 00:35:56 - Why was it so hard to get nations to upgrade their shipbuild infrastructure? 00:43:42 - Admiral Walker? 00:48:14 - Would the Italian Aquila and Sparviero carriers decisively changed things in the Mediterranean theater if they had been completed by the start of the war or even by 1941? 00:51:37 - How accurate are the depictions of the submarine, sea mines, and torpedo in Finding Nemo? 00:54:42 - Would it be possible to call the Battle of Cape Engaño a Japanese victory given that the Northern Force completed their objective? 00:58:32 - The importance of crew! 01:03:11 - How long in advance before firing could you load an age of sail cannon without degradation of the powder charge, since it would no longer be in it's protective storage unit and may be subject to moisture in the air?
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-20 12:00:39
The Myoko class, heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/author/lacroix-eric-wells-linton/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cruisers-World-War-Two-International/dp/1860198740 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-17 12:00:00
Battleship Rooster-trails & the Essence of Command - An interview with Captain Seaquist, USS Iowa
Today we a fortunate to hear more from Captain Seaquist on a variety of subjects including some interesting and amusing facts about the Iowa class battleships. Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-14 12:36:50
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:41 - When the US was in the middle of their prohibition against alcohol from 1920- 1933 what would the Royal Navy do if they had to visit the US at the time? 00:04:19 - Under what circumstances could one realistically end up with a WWII-era battleship or fleet carrier's crew having to fight off an actual full-scale boarding action? 00:10:46 - How usual was it to have battleships have their guns replaced by a greater number of lower caliber guns? Would it make a difference? 00:15:35 - The USN was able to build floating drydocks, some big enough to handle Iowa-Class battleships, but why were there no floating slipways? 00:19:56 - Why do navies build dedicated training war ships, in the steel and steam age, like Jeanne d'Arc? Why not use ships who are in service as war ships. 00:25:05 - If you could swap out Bismarck with any other WWII-era battleship design (and no non-battleship warship) for the sake of the Kriegsmarine, which ship would you choose? 00:31:07 - Of the two ships lost in Force Z which was the bigger loss Repulse or Prince of Wales? 00:34:42 - What could the royal navy get with a battleship with the same tonnage as Bismarck? 00:36:55 - Would the M Class submarines have been effective? 00:39:22 - Would it be possible to have a turtleback citadel and an 'all or nothing' armour scheme at the same time? 00:41:30 - In the automotive world, I've seen some channels that make me think, 'What are you doing?!?' No need to name names, but what do you think are things that other Youtubers do that smear real historiographers like yourself and others? 00:48:45 - Could Enterprise (CV-6) have been used for the Japanese surrender ceremony? 00:51:20 - Where do we see the first gunpowder weapons being used on ships as a regular thing? 00:52:56 - Best WW1-era cruiser? 00:57:03 - How did Nelson and Villeneuve get to command the respective sides at Trafalgar? 01:04:48 - Bligh was the only officer on board the Bounty and the ship didn't have marines on board. Was this unusual for such an extended voyage and did either contribute to the mutiny? 01:07:16 - Quick visit to the US in Feb 2024?
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-13 12:01:00
The D class, light cruisers of the British Royal Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Cruisers-World-Wars-After/dp/1399097911 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Cruisers-World-War-Two/dp/0853683042 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cruisers-World-War-Two-International/dp/1860198740 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-12 15:25:30
Operation C - What Happens if the two fleets clash?
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at some of the options for what might have happened had Somerville not changed course and run into Carrier Division 2. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Scenarios 00:03:43 - 1) IJN Scouts get lucky 00:15:56 - 2) Night Action: Somerville encounters CarDiv2 00:23:32 - 2a) Night Action: Nagumo Retreats 00:28:40 - 2b) Night Action: Nagumo Investigates 00:38:36 - 2c) Night Action: Nagumo Retaliates 00:46:55 - 3) Miscellaneous Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-10 14:00:19
Operation C - Nagumo and Somerville dance in the Indian Ocean
Today we take a look at Operation C, also known as The Indian Ocean Raid, when the Kido Butai came for the Royal Navy's Eastern Fleet. Sources: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-darkest-hour-volume-1-the-japanese-naval-offensive-in-the-indian-ocean-1942-the-opening-moves.php? https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-darkest-hour-volume-2-the-japanese-offensive-in-the-indian-ocean-1942-the-attack-against-ceylon-and-the-eastern-fleet.php? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Navy-Eastern-Waters-1935-1942/dp/1473892481 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-07 12:02:32
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:54 - Do you plan on doing a video looking into the loses of the British Battlecruisers and Armoured Cruisers at Jutland? 00:06:27 - The role of lighter than air craft in naval applications? 00:11:34 - Format of burials at sea? 00:14:25 - What would the theoretical advantages and disadvantages be if the King George Vths and Vanguard had followed the design profile of the Nelsons? 00:18:56 - Were usage policy for starshells similar to that for searchlights? 00:21:26 - It seems that all the Dutch submarines in the Far East had engine troubles. Were these Dutch engineered diesel engines, or were they licensed from another Nation? 00:25:37 - In the world wars, which was considered more important for submarines, sinking warships or sinking cargo ships? 00:30:05 - German 12"/50 vs British 13/5"/45? 00:36:32 - How angled armour works? 00:41:17 - Evolution of naval uniforms? 00:44:45 - Was the Washington-Treaty cruiser a really bad fit for the Kriegsmarine? 00:49:46 - IJN foreknowledge of losing the Pacific War? 00:56:12 - Did any navy or civilian ships ever experiment with geared triple/quadruple expansion engines in order to step up the speed of the prop shaft for higher speed running? 00:57:44 - What makes a good Block ship? Is a heavy armored ship better since its harder to blow away with explosives? 01:00:01 - At what point does the technological gap in design become so great in the age of sail that older ships can no longer compete?
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-06 12:00:22
US PT Boats of WW2 - Guide 367
The PT Boats, fast attack craft of the United States Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Small-Combatants-Illustrated-Brown-Water/dp/0870217135 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allied-Coastal-Forces-World-War/dp/1526747553 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Close-Quarters-United-States-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B06XGC724S Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2024-01-03 12:01:07
Amity, Anzacs and Air Raids? - Albany, Australia
We kick off 2024 with a look at the first port of call during the Shipshape Australia tour of 2023, the port city of Albany! Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-31 15:12:01
The Drydock - Episode 279 (Part 2)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:32 - Airborne attack on the High Sea Fleet on 1st November 1918? 00:11:03 - Royal Navy Turret naming? 00:18:25 - How many navies observe the crossing of the equator tradition? 00:24:07 - Half Pay in the 20th century? 00:29:18 - 'Losing' a ship to get around naval treaties? 00:32:20 - What notable actions were Japanese patrol planes involved in? 00:37:03 - Wind gauge in the age of sail and the age of steam 00:44:43 - Warships entering Pearl Harbor render passing honors to the wreck of USS Arizona and those entering Sydney render passing honors to the HMAS Sydney memorial. Are there any other such traditions you are aware of? 00:46:04 - There are several tall ships such as the USCGC Eagle, NRP Sagres, Gorch Fock and the Amerigo Vespucci that are all used as both training ships and ceremonial vessels. Can you explain why navies or the coast guard continue to use rigged ships for training, and where the tradition of keeping a fully rigged ship as a sort of national ambassador comes from? 00:51:29 - During the first half of the 20th century what are the pros and cons of geared drives and electric drives relative to each other for surface ships? 01:03:44 - Jet/Rocket powered boats in WW2? 01:07:38 - Assuming you wanted to design a semi-practical cruiser/battleship-sized vessel at 40 knots (so nothing is allowed to run from it) and at least 15 inch guns, is that possible using interwar/WWII-era technology? 01:16:56 - The development and significance of water condensers for letting steam engines become useful propulsion for naval craft? 01:21:02 - Can you tell us more about this character running the HMS Canopus' engine room in the lead up to Coronel? 01:25:41 - What is the modern convention for English ships during the Interregnum, and what was used at the time? 01:28:12 - If you have a battleship under construction, how long is it on the slipway before being pushed out for final completion? How much of the ship is finished? 01:31:00 - Was there a special Christmas ration for the US or Royal Navy sailor and what did it look like in the theatres of the Atlantic, Pacifc and Indian Ocean? 01:34:12 - Any notable examples of a subordinate commander ignoring orders and "opportunistically" leading, say, a squadron under his command into a perilous situation for which the enemy promptly chastised him (or the rest of the fleet)? 01:38:18 - Why did the Royal Navy revert HMS Vindictive back into a heavy cruiser instead of doing a full conversion like HMS Furious? 01:41:59 - What could have been done to make conning towers a more popular choice to use in battles? 01:49:46 - How often were carrier pigeons used by age of sail ships for communications and considering their effectiveness later, do you think they should have been more widely used? 01:54:16 - Did battleships have hydrophones and sonar? 01:57:41 - Battleship 'live' gun tests? 02:07:42 - Could you talk a little bit about HMS Diamond Rock and it's somewhat unusual construction? 02:11:37 - How big of a gap in capability is there between the 'best' pre-dreadnought and the 'worst' Dreadnought? 02:21:01 - On the Second Northern War — in your opinion what did the Swedes do wrong in the Battle of the Sound, given their slightly larger fleet? And what did the Dutch and Danes do wrong at Ebeltoft for that matter? 02:27:06 - Has there ever been a really uneconomical 'refit' for prestige/stuborness reasons? 02:33:17 - Why didn't the British source timber from Canada? 02:37:23 - Raising and restoring a wreck? 02:46:05 - If you have seen it, what are your thoughts about the film Godzilla: Minus One, on its depiction of several different IJN Navy vessels? 02:50:39 - Given the track record of SMS Emden, was Graf Spee wrong when he tried to get his squadron back to Germany instead of dispersing it and wrecking as much havoc as possible? 02:53:52 - Why didn’t more nations (particularly the US) adopt the all-gun-forward arrangement used in the design of Richelieu and Nelson? 02:57:04 - What nation in the period the channel covers would benefit most from modern resource maps & extraction methods & for which era? 02:59:27 - Were old destroyers better or worse than AMC's for convoy escort? 03:02:12 - Was there much of a drawdown in the Allied forces in the Mediterranean after the Italian surrender? 03:05:01 - Drydock Medal and Shipshape rewards update
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-31 12:43:21
The Drydock - Episode 279 (Part 1)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - Naming conventions and how good various navies were at following them? 00:10:08 - Did the USN produce the best ships in each class during WW2? 00:18:28 - What intelligence did the USN have about the IJN after Battle of the Philippines Sea and before Leyte Gulf? 00:22:16 - Was it ever conceived to position RN cruiser squadrons in the Channel to break up the formations before the made landfall? 00:24:54 - Mogami-like schemes by other navies? 00:27:48 - After the Turret/Rotating Gun Mount etc. were developed, why did navies stick with the row of guns along the side of ships instead of developing the rotating gun mount for so long? 00:33:45 - What is the exact definition of a Man-of-war? 00:35:36 - In a recent Drydock, you showed a photo of an antiaircraft tower mount on the USS Texas. Would you explain it's operation, manning and ammunition supply method? Thanks! 00:39:49 - It appears no one made an "export model" ship like the Soviets would do with tanks. In fact, most "foreign equivalents" seem to have been improvements on the original design. Was it the small (often singular) numbers ordered that led to this? 00:46:43 - How did ships in the Age of Sail deal with going through the "Doldrums"? 00:50:10 - How might have the WW2 War in the Pacific have been affected if Britain had fortified Singapore enough to successfully prevent Japan from conquering Singapore early in the war? 00:54:13 - What effect could a LSM(R)-188 class ship have on a cruiser, battleship or carrier respectively? 00:58:59 - Do you consider that the Mahanian desire fore a decisive ultimately did more harm to navies than good? 01:06:43 - Are their any naval figures who you believe are not deserving of their reputation, either positive or negative? 01:13:41 - Could you explain the various stages of ship construction? 01:21:38 - Given that the Battle of the Philippine Sea can be seen as something of a "reverse Midway", would it have been possible for the Japanese to rely more on their submarines to take out American carriers at the Battle of Midway with greater success? 01:25:49 - For obvious reasons, the United States Navy resembled the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail. Did women serve in similar capacities on board Yankee vessels? 01:30:25 - Did the Waffen-SS ever plan or discuss creating a Waffen-SS naval force? 01:33:22 - Were there any plans to build coastal defense ships for Sweden after the Sverige class? 01:36:57 - Of the ships sunk in the close quarters combat in the waters off Guadalcanal, and that of Taffy 3, did any carry wooden or metal lifeboats/launches? 01:39:28 - Of all our funny YouTube names over the years, which one has made you laugh the most? 01:41:48 - In your reviews of Japanese ships, were hot baths incorporated into their ship designs? 01:44:03 - The accuracy of gunnery on the Bismarck during the final battle was decidedly worse compared to the battle of the Denmark Strait. Was this due to the steering and propulsion problems or more of a human factor? 01:46:41 - During the age of sail who in your opinion was France’s greatest admiral? 01:50:50 - Sealed orders and their scope? 01:55:42 - Failed toilet paper requisition? 02:00:08 - How were naval cannon tested in the age of sail? 02:04:23 - Off-set gun barrels on large turrets? 02:07:22 - John Fowke and the gunpowder trade? 02:15:44 - Considering their weight and armament, what is your opinion of the Project 66 heavy cruisers of the soviet union? 02:20:42 - If the Japanese had not solved the problem of using torpedoes in shallow water but were determined to go ahead with the Pearl Harbor attack anyway, what would you consider an optimal allocation? 02:24:16 - Captains checking out in the middle of combat? 02:27:32 - Naval officers who had interesting talents or hobbies that one would not think of for a career military man? 02:29:45 - Minefields and minesweeping? 02:38:02 - Cross-deck hangar catapults? 02:41:05 - Night Action of Guadalcanal shell types 02:46:14 - Your favorite figure head of the age of sail ships? 02:48:52 - Did IJN ever considered repair/maintenance of their vessels overseas similar to USN during interwar period or WW2? 02:52:38 - Were there any 'Christmas Truces' involving Naval forces during the period(s) the channel covers? 02:56:34 - How did Australia pay for, supply and maintain HMAS Australia (1911)?
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-30 12:00:18
KMS Seydlitz/Weser - Guide 368
The Seydlitz/Weser, a heavy cruiser/light carrier of the Kriegsmarine, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battleships-Axis-Neutral-World-War/dp/0870211013 https://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Warships-1815-1945-Erich-Groener/dp/0870217909 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Cruisers-Admiral-Hipper-Class-ebook/dp/B00SGC4YGA "German Aircraft Carrier Developments". Warship International - 2008 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-27 12:00:25
5 Naval Own Goals - Stop Helping! You're only making it worse!
Today we look at 5 times a captain or admiral really should've jsut stayed at home, as voted on by the fine folks over on Patreon! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:34 - Why this list? 00:01:30 - Mary Rose 00:09:01 - French naval assitance for the American War of Independence 00:16:16 - Dardenelles Expedition... 1807 Edition 00:32:50 - MV Spreevald 00:37:29 - Mogami gets a Pentakill! Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-24 12:13:32
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - What is the difference between the Triple Expansion engines used in ships and the "triplex" steam locomotive? Why were triple expansion engines successful in both warships and civilian vessels while every attempt at a triplex locomotive failed? 00:06:36 - How effective would a quadruple expansion steam engine have been compared to early steam turbines would it have been more cost effective for some navies to have tried to use these instead of early turbines given some countries had monopoly on their production? 00:12:08 - What is your opinion about the viability of launching vengeance weapons from U-Boats? 00:18:50 - A Russian battlecruiser designer also designed SS Normandie? 00:22:17 - Would it have made any real difference for the Armada if the Spanish had copied the English designs when prepping for the invasion? 00:27:00 - Given that sailors have always been superstitious and having a Jonah aboard is thought to be bad luck, is naming a ship Elizabeth Jonas (aka Jonah) really good idea? 00:33:21 - Could you describe the type of guns aboard the Mary Rose and Tudor navy? 00:38:57 - Why didn't the Armada make for the Firth of Forth to resupply and reassemble? Surely that should have been a back up plan? 00:42:25 - Have the Russian's ever had a good navy? 00:47:55 - What moment or era during the period the channel covers had the biggest power gap between the world's two strongest navies? 00:51:59 - With the benefit of hindsight, what was the optimal composition of US fast carrier task forces in WW2? 00:56:23 - Prizes in WW2? 01:02:56 - HMS Coassack and cutlasses?
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-23 12:00:21
The Unicorn, a fleet maintenance carrier of the British Royal Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Aircraft-Carriers-Development-Histories/dp/1848321384 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moving-Bases-Maintenance-Carriers-Monabs/dp/1904459307 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Carrier-Aviation-Evolution-Aircraft/dp/0851774881 HMS Unicorn: The Development of a Design 1937–39 - D K Brown, Warship VIII Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-22 14:00:29
Frigate Duels of the War of 1812 - USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at the first true frigate duel of the War of 1812, with more to come! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Constitution vs Guerriere Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-20 12:00:03
5 Naval Myths & Misconceptions - Range, Ramming and Sinking
Today we look at 5 naval myths/misconceptions as voted on by the fine folks over on Patreon! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:34 - What we're talking about 00:01:31 - Were Kamikazes a senseless/insane tactic? 00:24:14 - Battleships were obsolete on December 8 1941 / The US Navy only fully committed to Aircraft Carriers after the attack on Pearl Harbor? 00:38:48 - What ships actually looked like at early 20th century naval warfare ranges? 00:47:44 - Was there any possible way for HMS Glowworm to ram/defeat the Admiral Hipper? 00:51:52 - If you are too close to a sinking ship will the “suction” will drag you down? Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-17 13:44:17
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:52 - How effective would the Union and CSA ironclads be in other wars? 00:07:34 - What real differences would have come from the USN being better supported and financed in the years between the Civil War and WW2? 00:15:25 - Why were the Italians allowed to retain the two Andrea Doria class battleships post-WW2 when all the other surviving Italian Capital Ships (The two surviving Littorios and the Giulio Cesare) were given to the Allied countries as War Prizes? 00:20:07 - In the Guadalcanal campaign; is there a reason why Japanese keep going through "The Slot" rather than the south west path or easten path? 00:24:12 - If Algierie is the best treaty era heavy cruiser, what ship would be best treaty era light cruiser? 00:30:41 - How were the German parachute-dropped mines (The Luftmine A and B) intended to be used? 00:32:43 - Changes in ships during the interwar period? 00:36:05 - Of all the Hood designs that were proposed before her construction was finally approved, which one do you believe had the best chance of surviving the lucky shot that killed her? 00:40:52 - Which nations developed radar enough to assist in gunnery and/or blind fire capability? 00:44:56 - 'Protection vs Firepower' conundrum? 00:51:47 - When was the last dive bomber/torpedo bomber/other discontinued type of naval attack? 00:54:07 - During the Washington treaty negotiations, was there ever a push by the British to have Dreadnought encased in concrete like Mikasa in order to preserve her for posterity? 00:57:56 - During the period your channel covers, how common was it for the crew of a warship to supplement their diet through some sort of fishing; be it by hook and line, nets or otherwise? 01:01:01 - Air power, dominance and Operation Ten-Go? 01:12:01 - New Poster!
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-16 12:00:28
The Independence class, light fleet carriers of the United States Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Aircraft-Carriers-Illustrated-History/dp/0870217399/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aircraft-Carriers-1939-45-Casemate-Illustrated/dp/1612009344/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-13 12:00:13
Return to the USS New Jersey - How high, and low, can you go?
Today we revisit USS New Jersey and go have a look at some more places you won't see on the regular tour route! Visit and support the drydocking them here! - https://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/ @BattleshipNewJersey Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-10 12:44:21
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:42 - Ships that sank easily when they really shouldn't have? 00:05:48 - Was Force Z the RN's worst defeat in WW2? 00:11:38 - Why didn't the various navies in the World Wars hire privateers to help raid enemy commerce? 00:16:42 - Differences between both design and their mission profiles of corvettes, frigates, sloops and destroyers. 00:21:05 - Why didn't destroyers have torpedo launchers built into the hull akin to submarines' tubes? 00:26:30 - Did ships in WWI/WWII time frame have generators to produce electricity independent of the boilers? 00:30:25 - Is USS Wisconisn riding higher in the water than her sister ships? 00:35:40 - How long would the CSN ironclads have lasted if the CSA had managed to break away successfully? 00:39:39 - When steam-powered ships received coal in a foreign harbor, for example the 2nd Pacific Squadron in Spain, how did they pay for that coal? 00:43:34 - How effective were blockade runners for the Axis and Central powers? 00:50:47 - We know that just about all the signatories violated or bent the treaties in some way. In your opinion who was the most blatently obvious and who was the most subtle about it? 00:55:10 - Has any historian written about Adm Mitscher's part for taking the IJN's carrier bait during the Battle of Leyte Gulf? Should he share blame for leaving the landing force so undefended like Adm Halsey? 00:56:47 - How did the Japanese and Germans approach resupply at sea, especially underway replenishment? 01:00:05 - If the Washington Naval Treaty was never signed would casemate guns still remain a feature on warships with smaller quicker firing guns being used for AA defense? 01:03:35 - Was there any special formulae for warship hulls/strengths to combat heavy weather situations over and above what cargo ships might use?
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-09 12:00:40
HMS Ark Royal / Pegasus (1914) - Guide 365
The Ark Royal class, first 'aircraft carrier' of the British Royal Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Aircraft-Carriers-Development-Histories/dp/1848321384/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Carrier-Aviation-Evolution-Aircraft/dp/0851774881/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Fleet-Warship-Development-1906-1922-ebook/dp/B0CBNF2PJS/ "HMS Ark Royal – Pegasus 1914–1950" - R D Layman, Warship International Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-08 17:00:07
USS Phoenix / ARA General Belgrano - Pearl Harbor Spectator to South Atlantic Predator
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look with historian Ricky D Phillips at the life history of another Pearl Harbor survivor, USS Phoenix aka ARA General Belgrano 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Interview and audio disclaimer Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-06 12:00:01
Revenants of Pearl Harbor - Nevada, California and West Virginia's return to the front lines
Today we take a brief look at the modernisation of the three battleships sunk and salvaged at Pearl Harbor and what they went on to do once returned to service. Pearl Harbor Salvage series: Part 1 - https://youtu.be/bB-V9cCSC8o Part 2 - https://youtu.be/DlLCe1WNaIE Part 3 - https://youtu.be/eibt2gYuFD4 Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Battleships-Illustrated-Design-History/dp/1591142474 https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs.html https://www.amazon.co.uk/Avenging-Pearl-Harbor-Americas-Battleships/dp/1493058665 Footage from US National Archives video codes: 428-NPC-7714/11161/7715/3647/3646/8391//7301/11163/4308/4312/4313/47365 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-03 12:10:32
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:57 - Why did so many battleship armour belts end up below the water? 00:07:13 - How would the process of rearmouring the ship to a new type of plating take place? 00:11:48 - In your opinion Drach, what would need to be changed, either on the Japanese side, or the Russian side, for the Russians to win the Russo-Japanese War? 00:17:36 - German project 50 steam powered submarines? 00:25:30 - How effective and useful were searchlights in WW1, WW2? How often were they used? 00:29:59 - What makes a warship qualify as a dreadnought? 00:36:16 - Should Force Z have gone elsewhere? 00:42:48 - Are you aware of any plans to use the excellent fw190 on the graf zeppelin? 00:46:25 - When did sink exercises first take place, and how scientific were the first exercises? 00:49:04 - How would a 1st rate built with modern day materials fair in the ironclad era ? 00:51:55 - Could Wallises bouncing bombs be theoretically used against the St. Nazaire dock gates? 00:54:54 - We know that had Japan not surrendered after the Atomic bombs hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki that America would of launched an invasion of Japan but what were British naval plans? 00:59:36 - Could you explain the engineering processes used to raise, preserve and display the Mary Rose.
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-02 12:00:45
The Dingyuan class, ironclads of the Imperial Chinese Navy, are today's subject. Read more about the ships here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chinese-Steam-Navy-1862-1945/dp/1861761449 https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Battleship-Careers-Capital-1900-1950/dp/0870219065 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sino-Japan-Naval-1894-1895-Maritime-Books/dp/8363678309 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-12-01 16:00:14
Battleship Armour Engineering - Why is naval armour multi-layered?
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a quick look at the underlying engineering reasons as to why naval armour consists of a brittle and a ductile layer instead of one really hard slab of metal. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Principles of naval armour Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-30 10:45:41
The Drydock - Episode 257 (Live Segment) - 30th November 2023
The stream answering Patreon Alt-History and What-if's, then general questions
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-29 12:00:36
The Japanese Submarine Campaign of WW2 - Origins to Coral Sea
Today we take a look at why the IJN's submarine force was doing in comparison to its USN opposite number, and also why they were conducting their war in this manner. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Japanese-Submarine-Force-World-Bluejacket/dp/1557500150/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XG5FJR3/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunk-Story-Japanese-Submarine-1941-1945/dp/1615775811/ Footage from US National Archives video codes: 428-NPC-10043/10012/20614 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-26 14:54:56
The Drydock - Episode 274 (Part 2)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:44 - Could you please describe briefly at least three incidents where a naval officer went “This is stupid!” and then did the logical/sensible thing? 00:04:51 - The USN Expansion of the late 1800's that never was? 00:08:31 - How did PT109, commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, end up getting rammed and sunk? Did any other USN PT Boats suffer this fate in WW2? 00:11:51 - Why was Admiral Yamamoto in the battleships at Midway? 00:16:51 - On ships-of-the-line with differing weights of guns across the various decks; would the crews of the lighter guns in the upper decks be given different targets on an enemy ship than the heavier pieces below? 00:19:25 - What is the earliest date a true Ironclad (or any type of metal clad) vessel could be a viable warship? 00:22:17 - Why did so many IJN commanders snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? 00:27:21 - Famous RN ship names through history? 00:29:55 - Could the Germans have successfully invaded Norway during the 1st World War? 00:33:19 - How much naval warfare is the 'small craft'? 00:36:08 - On tanks and planes crew ergonomics are an important factor to the overall ability to fight, were crew ergonomics (except for shell handling) ever factored in on surface combat vessels? 00:38:24 - Was Jutland the only "doctrinal" dreadnought battleship battle? 00:39:33 - The need to drydock the ships every 25 - 30 years is a very costly undertaking. Would it not be more cost effective to build a permanent cofferdam around those ships instead? 00:42:54 - Are there any "Failed" ships/classes that found new life? 00:44:24 - Was any ship of age of steam&steel demasted? If not, why was the US navy so nervous and then invented the cage mast concept? 00:47:47 - Bypassing Naval Treaty restrictions by 'creative accidents'? 00:51:43 - Historic RIMPAC style exercises? 00:53:42 - Funnel locations on early carriers? 00:56:47 - He-111 torpedo bombers? 01:00:34 - Why were the Garabaldi class so popular? 01:06:38 - What is the most plausible scenario for a carrier battle in the Atlantic? 01:08:14 - What did Admiral Beatty accomplish as First Sea Lord? 01:13:03 - What is your assessment of the Fairy Fulmar? 01:19:20 - What made the WW1 german raider Seeadler so successful, wouldn’t it be suspicious to see a sailing ship in the age of steam? 01:22:27 - Were US torpedoes still malfunctioning in late 1943? 01:28:25 - What mechanical issues were caused/not prevented by the chief engineer's breakdown which led to Canopus' speed problems? 01:35:13 - What was the first occasion ship carried aircraft - and solely those aircraft - sank a ship in action (so not pre or post war tests) and what, perversely, was the first time a ship's defences shot down an aircraft? What were the reactions of both sides at the time? 01:37:29 - In the wake of the fall of the battleship in WW2, many battleship classes were being decommissioned wholesale very early in their lives. Was there any other time in history when relatively new and modern ships/ship types were decommissioned because they suddenly found themselves obsolete? 01:39:55 - Why is the US Navy so insane in the period the channel covers? 01:45:32 - How big of a GDP nation needs to have to be able to field and sustain at least a squadron of 4 battleships/battlecruisers with proper escorts without bankrupting itself? 01:52:25 - I visited the Scottish National Museum of Flight at East Fortune today and learned the fascinating history of how the base was used in the First World War to trial the earliest torpedo bombers for strikes against the High Seas Fleet, including flying aircraft from HMS Argus in the Forth. Could you tell us a bit more about this early experimentation with carrier strike aircraft and maybe speculate about how such an attack would have played out if it had happened? 01:58:07 - During WW2, how did U-boats interact with German surface raiders? 02:02:54 - Were there special meals/celebrations practiced by the various navies like the American practice of a special Thanksgiving meal besides Christmas (as it's likely common and nearly universal)? 02:04:41 - Why didn't anyone build a massive air force to destroy the Royal Navy?
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-26 12:04:43
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:47 - Who, if anyone, saluted USS Johnston as she sank? 00:10:37 - Was Gneisenau's fatal damage due to unusual dockyard practices? 00:16:12 - How did mail work in the Age of Sail at great distances? 00:22:14 - Of all the "real" personalities from the age of sail, who has been done the worst by fiction? 00:26:23 - Effects of Admiral Anson taking command of the Channel Fleet in 1758? 00:29:58 - Modern US carriers have essentially two commanding officers, the captain of the ship and the captain of the air group. This was implemented in 1983 but given that ideas like this are usually kicked around for a number of years before they're actually implemented, does the concept show up at any point during the covered time period? 00:31:53 - Considering the connection between Ross Winans and Russia, is there any evidence that Winans influenced the designs of Andrei Popov? 00:33:56 - How close would have the Battle of the Nile have been if the French had been warned, had put to sea and been fully prepared? 00:38:29 - Why were heavy cruisers or transports sometimes chosen as flagship when more powerful ships were available? 00:43:42 - Was it more technical reasons or aesthetic reasons that some countries would prefer certain types of turret layout for there cruisers and battleships, with some exceptions in each navy of course? ie triples for the USN, quads for France and twins for IJN and RN. 00:52:49 - What did the Italy and Germany think of Japan? 00:55:53 - At what point did the world's navies determine the need to equip their warships with Anti-Aircraft armament, and what was the first ship class you know of to be designed from the start with a dedicated AA armament? 00:58:28 - Captain Langsdorff of the Graf Spee seems to have been remembered by history as an honorable man, is this reputation deserved? 01:02:07 - Not including "Anchor turning", what is your least favourite naval trope in fiction? 01:04:56 - Did the USN plan anything like HMS Vanguard? 01:08:49 - Have anchors ever played a part during combat? 01:11:08 - Could Wasp have been refitted with better TDS? 01:14:58 - As far as I can tell, it seems the only distinct differences between a Light and Heavy Cruiser per the treaties are Displacement, Armor and Gun size, could you give us more detail? 01:21:10 - What was the first true naval starshell developed and in what historical engagement were starshells first used? 01:23:29 - Did the Swedish have German-build 283 mm guns before The Sverige or did they bought machinery from Germany? 01:26:36 - Unrestricted warfare in the North Sea in 1914? 01:34:52 - Fake enrollements on RN ships in the Age of Sail? 01:41:14 - How did designers check for the ergonomics of turrets? 01:46:25 - Catwalks around the stern? 01:49:53 - Is there any evidence that the Admiral Troubridge court-martial was influenced by the events of the Battle of Coronel? 01:55:02 - The Blue Riband? 01:59:38 - Compared to technology, how important was crew skill? 02:05:42 - Ships libraries in WW2? 02:11:11 - Book recommendations to study naval history? 02:16:35 - Did two masted "post-ships" ever exist, such as a big 20 gun brig? 02:19:39 - Alternate pre-WW1 German Naval strength? 02:25:52 - Assuming you gave the firing ship aimbot, but it was still forced to shoot under reasonable battle ranges and the shell still obeys all laws of physics, what's the smallest caliber gun that could one-shot a WWII dreadnought a la Hood? 02:31:31 - Were British battleships a lot more inefficient in fuel burning than their US counterparts? 02:36:39 - I have heard you mention several times the problems with the Royal navy and making 16" guns for the Lion Class Battleships. What problems did they have? Could the British have used Nelson's 16 inch guns? 02:41:17 - We all know about the "Funnies" developed by the British to support the Normandy landings. Did the British, or anyone else, try to develop "Funnies" for ship to ship encounters, successful or not? 02:44:50 - How many funnels did a P class cruiser have? 02:47:23 - What was the cost to build, maintain and equip a capital ship? 02:52:21 - What is the most over-the-top, cliché, stereotypically "Warhammer 40K" thing a ship's crew has done during World War 2, and what was it? 02:54:42 - What was the most important and/or influential (your choice) technological development for pre-gunpowder naval warfare, and how long did it stick around? 02:58:04 - So, the Casablanca class escort carrier were less than 10,000 ton standard displacement. Was there anything in their basic design that couldn't have been built in the 1920s?
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-25 12:00:38
Yukikaze, a (possibly cursed?) destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conways-Worlds-Fighting-Ships-1922-1946/dp/0851771467 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warships-Imperial-Japanese-Jentschura-Al/dp/087021893X http://www.combinedfleet.com/yukika_t.htm Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-24 14:00:01
Callaghan's night action at Guadalcanal - A new analysis with Robert Lundgren
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today with the help of the excellent historian Robert Lundgren, we take a brief overview of his new work on this key battle in the Guadalcanal campaign, with some surprising results... Read the full report here: http://navweaps.com/index_lundgren/index_lundgren.php https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battleship-Victory-Principles-Pacific-1941-1945-ebook/dp/B016CIB2CS https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Wonderd-Really-Happened-Samar-ebook/dp/B00KN1I09O 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - The interview begins Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-22 12:00:10
Operation Crossroads - Billy Mitchell's Dream Test?
Today we take a look at the USN's big idea of nuking almost 100 ships to see what would happen. Sources: https://archive.org/download/operationcrossro00unit/operationcrossro00unit_bw.pdf https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/cold-war/crossroads.html OPERATION CROSSROADS - LEST WE FORGET! An Eyewitness Account, Bikini Atomic Bomb Tests 1946 by William L. McGee with Sandra V. McGee https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/environmental-diplomacy-nuclear-vault/2016-07-22/bikini-bomb-tests-july-1946 "Crossroads at Bikini", Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute Footage from US National Archives video codes: 428-NPC-15502/17480/15499/17470/13396/15523/17485/13114 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-19 12:23:06
00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:13 - Ibuki class cruiser carrier conversion? 00:05:12 - Was suspending aircraft from a carrier's hangar ceiling a common practice among other navies, and was the idea ever utilised to its full potential? 00:13:34 - Could you explain why turret balancing is important and how it works? 00:21:16 - Why were the Turks allowed to keep the Goeben when the first world war ended? 00:23:26 - Why are turrets 'standalone'? 00:26:32 - What was the reason for the construction of the pre dreadnought HMS Hood? 00:31:04 - What ships could we rebuild with both historically accurate interior and exterior? 00:36:52 - Why did warships have portholes in the hull and why do they disappear in later designs? 00:41:19 - IJN Soya? 00:44:17 - What 5 historical naval figures would you like to see have a roundtable discussion? 00:45:50 - Who are some of your favorite crazy destroyer captains? 00:47:23 - How long did it take to correct the brittle fracture issues with welding? 00:53:09 - What are your thoughts on Admiral Spruance’s decision to lead a surface force (including the Battleships Iowa and New Jersey) during Operation Hailstone? 00:57:46 - What does the end of the five minute guides say? 00:59:54 - Marine B-25 PBJ missions vs Japan?
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-18 12:00:28
HMS Eskimo, a destroyer of the British Royal Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tribals-Battles-Darings-Genesis-Destroyer/dp/1399077953/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Destroyers-Earliest-Second-World/dp/1848320493/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Destroyers-Frigates-Second-World/dp/1526702827/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-15 12:00:41
The USN Pacific Submarine Campaign - Hey, the torpedoes are working now! (Jul'43 - Dec'43)
Today we take a look at the second half of the second year of the USN's pacific sub campaign, the Mk14 finally comes under control, just in time for BuOrd to come up with their next 'bright idea'... Sources: www.amazon.co.uk/Unrestricted-Warfare-Officers-Submarine-Victory/dp/047138495X www.usni.org/press/books/silent-victory www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Service-World-War-Submarine/dp/1636241263 www.amazon.co.uk/Sink-Em-All-Submarine-Warfare/dp/1387400738 Footage from US National Archives video codes: 428-NPC-15502/17480/15499/17470/13396/15523/17485/13114 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-12 12:06:40
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:49 - Have there ever been efforts by navies to salvage fuel from enemy vessels that were sunk or otherwise significantly damaged as opposed to captured? 00:04:02 - How many ships of the same name were lost during WW1 or WW2? 00:05:58 - Given that Germany's Naval plans in the 1930's weren't exactly looking to downsize anything, why didn't the Germans expand the Kiel canal? 00:09:59 - Why didn’t the Allies or Japanese use Auxiliary cruisers in the Pacific? 00:14:25 - How would you rate USS New York (ACR-2)'s design based on the technology and industry available to the USN at the time? 00:26:16 - Why do battleships tend to have such a (proportionally) low freeboard? 00:30:48 - Were the Yamatos a mistake or was the Kantai Kessen the thing to blame the ineffectiveness of japanese battleships? 00:41:14 - Were there any instances of a naval force generating excess smoke to lure any enemy force into a trap or out of position? 00:45:12 - Standardized classes of armed and unarmed trawlers: what was the reasoning behind them, and did they start from peacetime requirements or wartime emergencies? 00:50:38 - Was project/operation Hula really necessary for the war effort, even if the Manhattan Project never worked out? 00:54:15 - What ignites the charge of a battleships gun? 00:59:46 - The Cornish (among other coastal communities) were renowned for their use of false beacons and the like to lure merchant ships to their fate. Were there ever occasions when beacons (or the like) changed the coarse of a naval battle? 01:04:26 - What are some good book recommendations for a young child to read if they are interested in naval history?
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-11 12:00:29
USS Frost (DE-144) - Guide 361
The USS Frost, a destroyer escort of the United States Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77644467 https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/f/frost.html Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-10 14:00:07
Historic Firearms of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Navies
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today with the help of @capandball we look at some of the historic small arms of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian navies. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - Boom sticks Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-08 12:00:57
Admiral Andrew Cunningham - War, France and Italy (Part 3)
Today we continue our look at the interwar career of Admiral Cunningham, one of the greatest 20th century Admirals of the Royal Navy. Part 1: https://youtu.be/n1cUQRTsfYo Part 2: https://youtu.be/-dP2jvKVNNM Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sailors-Odyssey-Autobiography-Admiral-Cunningham/dp/1399092952 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cunningham-Papers-Mediterranean-Selections-Correspondence/dp/1840146222 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Admiral-Fleet-Andrew-Cunningham-Twentieth-Century/dp/0714684600 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-05 13:11:06
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:49 - Correction on shell weight for 5"/38 and 4.5" 00:01:48 - Reaction to the No.13 Battleships if built? 00:08:02 - You've often mentioned that converted carriers were far less efficient than purposefully designed carriers. Considering the Hiyos were purposefully designed to be converted, how efficient were they compared to other carriers? 00:12:12 - How large was the speed difference of a typical WW2 battleship with a full fuel load vs with almost empty tanks? 00:16:17 - Would it be safe to say that the Orlando class was trying to get too much, out of too little a hull? 00:20:36 - Fleet Problems and the use of enemy tactics? 00:25:21 - How badly does seawater affect the barrels of naval guns? 00:28:49 - Overhanging object on a battleship? 00:31:47 - Ripping the jacket off an officer? 00:35:24 - Any chance of finding the Panzer IV that lost a fight to an RN destroyer? 00:37:12 - Do you think the USN's concern over using Ranger in the Pacific was justified? 00:40:51 - Why were so many documents regarding the US Navy's Neutrality patrols in WWII destroyed? 00:44:23 - Source of the museum guns at Palma? 00:46:46 - During the Napoleonic wars, what did the French Navy think of the design of the captured British ships they had in service? 00:50:03 - The Montreux Convention? 00:55:04 - Late 19th century Washington Treaty equivilant? 00:59:28 - Japanese midget subs at Pearl Harbor?
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-04 12:00:06
The Implacable class, fleet aircraft carriers of the British Royal Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Carrier-Aviation-Evolution-Aircraft/dp/0851774881 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Carrier-Strike-Fleet-After/dp/1591146011 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Aircraft-Carriers-Development-Histories/dp/1848321384/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-11-01 12:00:29
El Glorioso - I'm sorry, our treasure is in another castle!
Today we look at the brief life and epic final voyage of the 70-gun ship of the line Glorioso, full time warship, part-time treasure ship, as it fought its way across the Atlantic to deliver its cargo in a series of epic battles. Sources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/8416200157 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Famous-Privateersmen-Adventures-Charles-Johnston/dp/1539952126 https://dawlishchronicles.com/the-royal-family-at-war-1747/ https://augustoferrerdalmau.com/inicio/42-el-ultimo-combate-del-glorioso-8436575120553.html Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-10-29 16:38:18
The Drydock - Episode 270 (Part 2)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:32 - How effective would a battleship be against a container ship? 00:02:34 - How do submarines estimate their targetting solution? 00:08:44 - How did the galley on a Uboat/Submarine evolve during the period the channel covers and what are/were the implications on the food that was (made) available for the crew? 00:14:28 - The history of ship log? 00:19:09 - Why couldn't the Regia Marina hit things? 00:30:09 - Hornet vs I-11? 00:35:37 - Top 3 minor countries that "punched above ther weightclass" from a naval perspective during some time in the channels period covered? 00:40:28 - What is your favorite naval art work of all time and why and could you give a brief summary of what is being shown and why? 00:46:33 - Whay could hybrid carriers have been good for? 00:52:22 - Are there any examples in history where an entire warship defected to an enemy hunt for red october style? 00:54:48 - Considering the battleship Mutsu blew up without contributing much to Japanese war efforts in WW2, would Japan have been better off not pressing for the right to finish Mutsu during the Washington Naval Conference? 00:59:10 - Can you explain age of sail positions like Master and Commander and Post Captain? 01:03:43 - How enforceable were "neutrality laws" in the 19th century? 01:08:07 - If carriers had been developed sooner, would they have been practical for commerce raiding/protection? 01:11:21 - Where any of the various navies' armored cruisers refitted with centralized director fire control prior to the end of WWI? 01:12:45 - Why do some 6" guns have such a high rate of apparent fire? 01:17:57 - Have there ever been specialty/novelty shells made for naval guns as a joke and or data gathering? 01:19:57 - Fixing top-head German destroyers? 01:22:24 - How does the British 4.5" compare to the 5"/38? 01:25:48 - What does 'mentioned in dispatches' mean? 01:29:10 - Why wasn't Craddock given one of the Devonshires? 01:33:06 - VC's awareded thanks to the enemy? 01:36:52 - What, in your opinion, is the most ridiculous/unrealistic feat of ship building in a fictional universe? 01:40:19 - If Mikawa had continued to attack the transports after blowing through the cruiser screen at Savo how much would it have honestly set back US operations on Guadalcanal? 01:43:36 - If the war in the Pacific had gone on much longer than the war in Europe, would the US have actually pressed Prinz Eugen into service or just scrapped it? 01:48:23 - How silent could you make a battleship shell? 01:53:10 - Would a maximal Hood be more likely to get a refit? 01:55:52 - Would it be more beneficial for the British Empire during the Washington Naval Treaty to have Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa (and possibly India) to be allocated their own tonnage for ships (including capital ships) and if so, how would their inclusion change the treaty? 02:01:10 - How capable were the Sverdlov class cruisers and how did they compare to their Western naval equivalents? Also, why did they play such an outsized role in Western naval strategy early in the Cold War? 02:06:38 - Location of photographer on USS Washington - UPDATE 02:09:06 - What was the most heavily protected river gunboat or river monitor? 02:11:07 - What did copper plating do to the metacentric height of warships? After copper plating became common, did ship designers plan for the additional weight? 02:12:43 - Effects of firing a battleship gun on its turret crew? 02:16:20 - In aviation there are 'aerospikes' that allow a blunter airframe to function like a more streamlined airframe, although they are more commonly used with munitions than manned vehicles. Is there any kind of nautical equivalent that would allow you to keep your beam to length ratio after you've widened your beam without installing a new full on lengthened bow (or stern)? 02:18:58 - Gyroscopic stabilisers in warships? 02:21:31 - How were the Panama Canal bills paid? 02:23:57 - Had the wreck of the battleship New York been found and can you dive it? 02:25:17 - Regarding carrier aviation, was there anything technological, beyond innovation, that stood in the way of the later developments happening earlier? Could the 'first attempts' have been flat-top carriers with islands, even angled flight decks, from the word go, or was there speed bumps in the way and if so what were they and how were they addressed? 02:29:22 - Powder bags on ships of the line?
From Drachinifel at 2023-10-29 11:58:58
The Drydock - Episode 270 (Part 1)
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:32 - At what point in ship design do you invent a new class? 00:06:25 - If Naval Codes were changed while a ship was underway, how would the ship captain know what the new codes to use were? 00:11:18 - How did the freedom of action granted by steam change battle tactics? 00:17:18 - In the event of an attack from the air by fighters as well as torpedo and dive bombers, what was the Japanese doctrine/strategy on the use of its complement of (presumably) spotter aircraft? 00:21:53 - Early ironclad vs 1st rate ship of the line? 00:26:42 - Where to place keel-blocks for a ship in Drydock? 00:30:44 - Were non-perpendicular tubes on submarines ever particularly effective? 00:37:15 - What was causing the health issues of the British Admirals of the 1930s? 00:42:13 - Why the proliferation of shell sizes between 4 and 6 inches? 00:49:10 - Why was the Imperial German Royal Yacht so bad? 00:51:53 - Briefly, what were a few of the problems with Billy Mitchel's bombing tests in the 1930s? 00:58:49 - How long can munitions last in and around the timeframe the channel covers? 01:04:04 - If the Royal Navy had decided after the Washington Treaty that what they really needed was more battlecruisers, do you think that an effective design could have been developed at 35,000 tons? 01:09:47 - Did the Axis ever capture Allied crytopgraphic material from Allied ships? 01:12:23 - Has there ever been an equivalent to a "shell shortage/crisis" in naval history? 01:16:56 - Anglo-US War in 1876? 01:24:31 - Which is more expensive, a carrier or a battleship? 01:29:32 - Examples of new and old technology being combined in a compromise effort between efficiency and safety? 01:32:54 - Small butterflies with potentially massive naval impacts? 01:37:45 - Have there been other outlandish displays of naval peacetime power in history like the Great White Fleet? 01:41:30 - What sort of impact could the air wing of Enterprise have had on the Kido Butai if they had actually found the Japanese carriers on the evening of December 7th, 1941? Would the Japanese have had the ability to quickly counterattack Enterprise after the day's events? 01:44:35 - What were Admiral Halsey's good points? 01:47:27 - Separated by era how far back in time would you need to go from the launching of any ship to get to the point where that ship isn't just good, but essentially a Final Boss? 01:53:07 - How much weight and space would be taken up by a ships blueprints? 01:56:11 - Was USS Houston supposed to receive a radar set and if so, what type and what effect might it have had? 01:58:11 - How common were failed classes of ships and what would your definition of a failed ship class be? 02:03:03 - I've been wondering about how WWII magnetic exploders for torpedoes worked, and why navies had such trouble getting them to work reliably? 02:12:53 - Could IJN aircraft have operated off the German Graf Zeppelin? 02:16:26 - Naval convergent engineering? 02:21:19 - Was there ever a thought during late 18th or early 19th century to arm the marines with rifled muskets/ rifles like the Baker to improve accuracy and allow even more effective sniping from the fighting tops? 02:24:44 - Could a triple gunned turret have been developed during the pre-dreadnought era with the frying pan style turrets or was the technology of the time unable to make it work? 02:29:25 - Early 1900's hydraulic fluids? 02:33:23 - Destroyers dodging torpedoes? 02:36:54 - Why did John Philip Holland end up designing submarines for the Royal Navy given his long history with the Irish Nationalist movement and the fact he designed world’s first practical submarine "the Fenian Ram" submarine specifically for attacking the British? 02:39:14 - Advantages or not of raked funnels? 02:42:43 - Different tactics in the Age of Sail between different navies? 02:48:35 - Why different styles of deck mounted torpedo tube? 02:50:46 - What were Admiral von Spee's orders from home? 02:53:57 - Swapping enemy signal books? 02:58:11 - HMS Warspite on the US West Coast, 1941?
From Drachinifel at 2023-10-28 12:00:18
HMAS Canberra (D33) - Guide 359
The Canberra, a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070207/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Cruisers-World-War-Two/dp/0853683042 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Cruisers-World-Wars-After/dp/1399097911 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-10-27 16:42:09
The Wrecks of Midway - Diving on IJN Kaga and USS Yorktown (Sept 2023)
Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we enlist the help of Jon Parshall to take a look at what's left of the carriers Kaga and Yorktown! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - Kaga Wreck 00:26:36 - Yorktown Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt
From Drachinifel at 2023-10-25 12:00:30
The Battle of Trafalgar - Admiral Horatio Nelson (Part 4)
Today we finish (finally!) the mini-series on Admiral Nelson's life by looking at his most famous battle, Trafalgar, and the fates of those who fought in it. See the new artwork here: https://www.frickers.co.uk/art/marine-art/nelson-and-trafalgar/trafalgar-hms-victory-breaking-the-line/ https://www.frickers.co.uk/art/marine-art/nelson-and-trafalgar/trafalgar-hms-victory-breaking-the-line/further-reading-paintings-of-trafalgar-victory-breaking-the-line/ Sources: Portsmouth Historic Dockyard https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trafalgar-Spanish-Navy-Experience-Power/dp/0851774776/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trafalgar-Biography-Battle/dp/B08HJ874FT/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trafalgar-Greatest-History-Weidenfeld-Nicolson/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trafalgar-battle-storm-Phil-Craig/dp/034083028X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ships-Trafalgar-British-Spanish-October/dp/1844860159/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trafalgar-Countdown-1803-1805-Alan-Schom/dp/1099344131/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nelsons-Trafalgar-Battle-Changed-World/dp/0670034487/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/HMS-Pickle-Swiftest-Nelsons-Trafalgar/dp/0750964359/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voices-Battle-Trafalgar-Peter-Warwick/dp/0715320009/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nelsons-Fleet-Trafalgar-Brian-Lavery/dp/0948065494/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enemy-Trafalgar-Perspective-Spanish-Sailors/dp/0857068660/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Defiant-Dismasted-Trafalgar-Admiral-William/dp/1844150348/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rule-Waves-British-Shaped-Modern/dp/0060534249/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From Drachinifel at 2023-10-22 13:58:20
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:52 - Convoy rescue ships and chain of command? 00:06:36 - HMS Shannon vs USS Chesapeake? 00:13:09 - When did turtleback armor scheme fall out of use with the major Nations, and why did Germany continue using it? 00:21:29 - Which Alsace turret was the least problematic? 00:25:20 - How hard is it NOT to apply hindsight? 00:34:49 - So what DID the axis think when they heard the US navy had ships devoted to making ice cream? 00:36:08 - Sub crews stealing ice-cream machines? 00:40:48 - Why replace the torpedo blisters on USS Texas? 00:44:30 - The USN kept the Standards at basically the same top speed through their entire lineage. Did the USN not know what the speed of other navies battleships were or did they just not care about the speed of other navies battleships? 00:48:34 - Why did the IJN drop the Nelson-style layout at the last minute? 00:53:59 - Books on Naval Policy from the social sciences angle? 00:57:28 - Were first and second rates necessary to have a competitive battle line during the age of sail? Or could you have a credible battle line with just third rates? 01:02:48 - In your opinion, is there any one factor that is most commonly responsible for exceptionally good or poor performance, and what are your favorite examples of these exceptional performers?
From Drachinifel at 2023-10-21 12:00:11
HMAS Australia (D84) - Guide 358
The Australia, a County class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070207 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070208 https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Cruisers-World-Wars-After/dp/1399097911 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flagship-Cruiser-Australia-Pacific-Japan/dp/0857987771 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au