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The Drydock - Episode 376

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:40 - What would you consider to be the best designed ships that the Germans built from the 2 World Wars?

00:07:13 - Why didn’t the Japanese remove all the case...

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The Drydock - Episode 375

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:36 - Could CarDivs 1 & 2 at Midway survived if Zuihō was transferred to the Kido Butai prior to Midway instead of covering the invasion force?

00:05:14 - Co...

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The Drydock - Episode 374

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:36 - Could the Italian Navy have carried out a “Tokyo express” like attack on Malta?

00:04:57 - Would Hood have been built if the QEs were built with small-tu...

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The Drydock - Episode 373 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - What was responsible for the 'Dark Ages' of the Victorian Navy?

00:04:08 - What kind of escort did the Kaiser usually have?

00:06:00 - RAAF skip bombin...

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The Drydock - Episode 373 (Part 1)

Sorry for the delay!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:42 - What was the machining process used to machine a Welin breach?

00:04:37 - How much one could refit a wooden steam + sail ship if o...

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The Drydock - Episode 372

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:04 - When did twin turrets become the norm for cruisers?

00:04:09 - Between cruisers, battleships and carriers, which one had it's development hampered the most b...

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The Drydock - Episode 371

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:04 - Were there any ships armed or planned to be armed with homing torpedos during WW2, if there weren't any/or a lot then why?

00:05:00 - Better escort designs ...

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Japan 2025 Update No.2

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The Drydock - Episode 370

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:58 - Using 16" HC against more lightly protected WW2 era cruisers?

00:05:22 - Storms in the Med in WW2?

00:09:02 - What do you think was the most revolution...

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The Drydock - Episode 369 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - Would a German 15" gun armed Large Cruiser (four guns in two turrets), a true "Pocket Battleship" be effective as a commerce raider in 1939?

00:05:14 - Would...

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The Drydock - Episode 369 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:45 - What exactly was the role of the signalman?

00:07:59 - How do you think other nations existing BBs would have performed in place of the Washington and South ...

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Japan 2025 - It Begins...

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Japan Trip 2025!

This Friday, I'm off to Japan for 3 weeks, normal video schedule will continue as usual since I've been busy this month creating twice as many videos as usual!

If you want to try and ...

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The Drydock - Episode 368

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:43 - How destructive was the construction of a single capital ship to the environment?

00:03:58 - Before WW1 a number of times that the British and Germans obtai...

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Upcoming Japan Trip

Some of you will have noticed a few less threads/polls and the others being released a little early this month.

This is due to my heading off to Japan for 3 weeks to visit various museum ship...

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The Drydock - Episode 367

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - What if Glowworm got off a report that the enemy ships had troops aboard?

00:03:47 - The British letter class destroyers often get such interesting and/or od...

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The Drydock - Episode 366

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:44 - Could you build a K-class in the late 19th century?

00:03:41 - Did the united states ever think about building a milk cow type submarine for their own forces...

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Coming later this month to a 5-minute guide near you...

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The Drydock - Episode 365 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - You have mentioned a formula for determining the odds in battle, based on the square of the difference in numbers or capability. Can you go into more detail and p...

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The Drydock - Episode 365 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - Was refitting USS West Virginia more for pride or more for practicality?

00:08:22 - How common was keelhauling and and what happened to survivors?

00:1...

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The Drydock Episode 330/334 Alt-Hist Livestream - Wednesday 27th August @ 2000 (UK Time)

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The Drydock - Episode 364

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:40 - When did the deck gun on submarines become obsolete as an effective weapon of war in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters during WW2?

00:06:42 - Why was H...

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The Drydock - Episode 363

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:45 - How fast could a sub accelerate from let's say the 12 kts cruising to the 18 kts max?

00:02:57 - Any news on U-534?

00:05:30 - Could Bismarck's shells ...

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The Drydock - Episode 362

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:38 - How did Taiho's lift wells contribute to her sinking?

00:05:01 - Did the Germans ever try to get input for proper surface ship designs from the other Axis po...

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The Drydock - Episode 361

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:38 - Was there ever any concern about the security of steel mills when making armour?

00:06:09 - How would small navies choose what ship to buy/build?

00:12...

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July Patreon Drydock Livestream - 30th July 2025 @ 2000 UK time

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The Drydock - Episode 360 (Part 2)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:26 - If the Royal Navy hadn't exchanged the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron and 5th Battle Squadron, what would some likely effects be on Jutland?

00:06:28 - Naval Arm...

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The Drydock - Episode 360 (Part 1)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:30 - At what scale ratio do models start to give usable data in testing?

00:04:59 - Would a better funded USN in the post-ACW era with armoured frigates affect E...

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A Slightly Different October...

Hello everyone!

As you hopefully know by now I will be making a trip to Japan in October. This does however pose a little bit of a problem as while I'm there I obviously can't make videos at ...

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The Drydock - Episode 359

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:37 - What cruisers could the USN have had in WW1?

00:04:18 - Had the Soviet Navy been more sucessful in their initial naval building attempts during the interwar ...

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