The Drydock - Episode 381

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:38 - Do you take script proposals/drafts for interesting ships you haven't covered?

00:05:07 - What would a post-war German cruiser look like?

00:10:50 - Did the Arctic convoys rescue any of the crews from the U-boats and Luftwaffe aircraft they destroyed on the way to Murmansk and Archangel?

00:16:50 - 16" Russian dreadnought for the Black Sea?

00:19:26 - 1984 'Floating Fortresses'?

00:25:25 - Might the Dutch have considered a Deutschland-type ship of their own?

00:30:23 - Did the Japanese attempt to develop a kamikaze specifically to punch through heavy armour found on the British Pacific Fleet’s armoured carriers and both USN and Royal Navy’s battleships?

00:32:25 - Battleships vs Battlecruisers power-to-weight ratios?

00:38:23 - Given the Mark 14 was being the Mark 14 could the US submarine crews in the early part of the Pacific war have used the British or Dutch torpedoes instead assuming supply wasn't an issue?

00:40:32 - Could a KGV punch through Bismarck's belt?

00:43:38 - Drach ancestor questions?

00:49:16 - Impacts of swapping the KGV's?

00:55:44 - Can you give a brief history of the role of Chaplains in various navies? Did they have other jobs on smaller ships? How did the rest of the crew feel about them?

01:01:10 - What is the development history of nelson class 6 inch turrets, were these turrets developed based on the turret installed on HMS Enterprise?

01:03:13 - What procedure do museum ships follow when they find personal items like letters or pictures?

01:05:15 - If the Japanese had attacked Russia across Manchuria instead of turning toward Pearl Harbor, what role would the IJN have played?

01:06:42 - Energy density and efficiency of destroyer escort powerplants?