00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:35 - The story of the Eppleton Hall and the Reliant steam tugs
00:05:26 - Former military vessels whose post military career tended to overshadow their military service?
00:09:44 - When did the temperature of the gun powder become relevant for the Fire Control solution?
00:13:57 - But how far could cruisers and destroyers effectively fire with whatever very limited fire control systems they had in WW1?
00:17:14 - What was the career path for a stoker of ambition and talent in the Royal Navy as oil fired ships started coming in?
00:20:56 - How do floating harbors work, and why did only the Allies use them during the war?
00:25:52 - Why no planing or even semi-displacement hulls for destroyers?
00:30:10 - Why didn't the Russian's ask the French for help in the Russo-Japanese War?
00:33:02 - How much coordination was there between the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy in assigning ships for protection of supply convoys in WW2?
00:35:05 - I noticed a lot of ships have grates or walkways over the stern, what are they for?
00:36:48 - Midget subs at Pearl Harbour?
00:41:09 - It is sometimes half-jokingly said that one of the biggest dangers to a german advance in WW2 was "an American lieutenant with a radio ". Were there any similar examples of American material supremacy at the very smallest scale on the naval front?
00:46:34 - What kind of damage would result if a small caliber gun crew had somehow managed to put their shell down the barrel of a battleship's main battery gun at the various stages of reloading and firing?
00:49:57 - Could you please give a brief overview of the explosion of the French Battleship Liberte and why Poudre B was so unstable?
00:55:27 - Which Warship fired the barrage that killed General Fritz Witt?
00:57:18 - What is the most outstanding single landbased (incl flying boat / seaplane - you know what I mean) maritime aircraft action of WW2.
01:09:18 - I haven’t heard you say what you thought of the USS Yorktown and USS Midway museums.
01:13:20 - Names of ships boats?
01:16:34 - What kind of shot was Francis Scott Key likely referring to when he talks about "rockets' red glare" and "bombs bursting in air"?
01:18:57 - Were the British running out of money in the inter-war period?
01:22:42 - What would be the stand napoleonic fleet formation for the British and French/Spanish?
01:24:08 - Why were the German pre-dreadnoughts at Jutland deemed so useless?
01:28:37 - The cause of Lusitania's sinking?01:35:09 - What was so awful about the French carrier conversion Béarn that earned it such a poor reputation, in your view?
01:40:28 - In popular history Churchill seems to take much of the blame for the Dardanelles Campaign, do you believe this is fair?
01:45:24 - Why did the Graf Spee initially misidentify Force G as 1 cruiser and 2 destroyers when all three ships were not that dissimilar in size?
01:47:33 - Where did the Konigsbergs go wrong?
01:51:29 - When dealing with german uboats in World War II the RN would merely chase them off, while the USN would chase with the intent to destroy, what is the reason for this difference in doctrine?
01:56:48 - Rope making?
01:59:57 - Was there any special infrastructure brought in for Operation Downfall, like mulberries, pipelines, comms cables and the like?
02:02:44 - There has been much talk recently of the U.S. Aegis ashore missle defense system. Was there ever an attempt to use the Mark 37 fire control system for land based anti-air?
02:04:31 - How effective were smokescreens and rain squalls in protecting ships? Why were aircraft smoke curtains not used more often?
02:10:33 - How did the fleets of both the allies and axis restock torpedoes on their submarines and destroyers and cruisers?
02:14:00 - What class of surface ships in the Kreigsmarine would you say was the most efficient?
02:18:41 - Captain's Wafers?
02:20:17 - WW2 combat ship with the largest explosive potential?
02:23:00 - Small civilian boats requisitioned for war service?
02:25:25 - How did Polynesian navigation compare to European navigation when crossing the Pacific?
02:29:21 - Axis technology exchanges?
02:32:44 - Was there a "Sweet Spot" for the number of salvos a ship's magazine was designed to hold?
02:36:08 - Attu Island Resupply and battles?
02:39:13 - How did foreign observers work on a ship?
02:41:37 - How much of the violent response some Europeans got on Pacific Islands was due to native peoples having experienced blackbirding?
02:44:59 - How did the major navies of WWII handle the vastly different environments where ships would need to operate?
02:48:47 - When, in your opinion, did destroyers stop realistically being able to attack surface ships with torpedos?
02:51:16 - In the period up to the end of WW1 was the United States particularly susceptible to the Jeune École because of it's lack of cruisers?
02:55:30 - How was ammo fed to the Short range, fast firing AA guns on ships (such as the 20 MM Oerlikon)?
02:58:04 - End of Part 1