The Drydock - Episode 389

00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:38 - On ships that filled sacrificial bows and sterns with cork for flotation: Were there ever any instances of massive amount of tinder catching fire? Was it treated in any way to prevent this? 00:02:33 - Did the IJN have homing torpedoes? 00:06:31 - What would Admiral Fisher think about ships lasting decades in service? 00:10:07 - What does "honeycombed" mean in the context of a warship? 00:15:52 - How important is wind during a carrier takeoff? 00:21:46 - Sails in battle? 00:26:56 - Where was the British Pacific Fleet during Typhoon Connie/Viper? 00:27:49 - HMS Ark Royal was the only British carrier made to fight Japan, how would it have performed in this role? 00:36:24 - How feasible would the battlecruiser concept have been in the age of sail? 00:43:10 - What were the dos and don'ts of using navies for diplomacy/soft power/showing the flag, and what are some notable examples of it being done particularly well (or badly)? 00:56:28 - German battlecruiser design? 01:02:47 - Did any other navy besides the RN have a training course like the Perisher during the period the channel covers? 01:07:46 - Why does the New Guinea campaign seem to have such a small naval aspect compared to the Solomon Islands campaign? 01:11:17 - Do you know if you’ll get a chance to interview someone who worked in a shipyard building the ships you cover, especially during WWII? 01:13:56 - Which U-Boat reached the Pacific?