Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Abdiel Class Minelayers

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    2:05:48Modernising an Abdiel with gas turbinesQ&A
  2. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:14:31Nuclear carriers in a comparison of fast warshipsQ&A
  3. Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:47:51Fast minelayers would face a predictable Tobruk routeQ&A
  4. Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:04:57What Norway could replace its old coastal-defence ships withQ&A
  5. Bruships 211: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:08:18Fast destroyers and minelayers for Norway's fjordsNotable Point
  6. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:36:43The machinery and scarcity of the Abdiel classNotable Point
  7. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:40:04Why Abdiel's speed was too costly for a standard destroyerQ&A
  8. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:42:57Why a minelayer needed extreme speed and 4-inch gunsQ&A
  9. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    58:13The fastest surface warship questionQ&A
  10. WWII Submarines that served the Polish, Greek, Dutch & Norwegian Navys
    22:11Greek service with an Italian prize and British V-class boatsChapter
  11. Why didn't the Royal Navy go for High Pressure boilers & what if they got 850psi boilers in 1934?
    50:26Town-class cruisers gain speed or rangeChapter
  12. Why didn't the Royal Navy go for High Pressure boilers & what if they got 850psi boilers in 1934?
    56:37Arethusa and Abdiel become Mediterranean speed toolsNotable Point
  13. Bruships 164: Is this Book life? Is this just a library?Caught in a landslide, no Kallax for safety!
    3:31:13Why Emerald and Hawkins hulls appeared in minelayer studiesQ&A
  14. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    55:25Gas turbines could make Abdiel a faster, more heavily armed minelayerNotable Point
  15. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    1:19:08Abdiel-class minelayers become extreme high-speed shipsNotable Point
  16. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    5:01:41Abdiel-class speed served raids and urgent transportQ&A
  17. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    1:15:29How fast were the Abdiel-class minelayers?Q&A
  18. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    2:10:29Can a fast minelayer trap a battleship at close range?Q&A
  19. What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    27:06An Abdiel-class minelayer with six 4.7-inch gunsNotable Point
  20. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    59:39An Abdiel-class minelayer with 4.7-inch gunsNotable Point
  21. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:50:27How did Abdiel protection compare with Capitani Romani?Q&A
  22. Brummer Class (1915): Long Patrol (Year of the Cruiser)
    18:04What navies learned about dedicated minelayersNotable Point
  23. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    38:19The wartime value Pluton never deliveredChapter
  24. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Long Patrol)
    34:29Abdiel class: speed, mines and a narrow design marginChapter
  25. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    1:52:19Abdiel class: speed as minelaying powerChapter
  26. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    1:56:55Did Manxman overhaul a US carrier group?Q&A
  27. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    1:57:54Could the Abdiels outrun Tribal-class destroyers?Q&A
  28. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    2:00:00What fleet might an independent India have needed?Q&A
  29. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    2:00:44Can modern outboard boats outrun an Abdiel?Q&A
  30. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    2:03:48Were the Abdiels the fastest large pre-1950 warships?Q&A
  31. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    2:11:15What quirky warship classes reveal about naviesNotable Point
  32. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    2:15:26Turning an Abdiel-class minelayer into a super-destroyerQ&A
  33. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    0:36Why the Abdiels were built for speedChapter
  34. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    8:55Cruiser machinery in a much lighter hullNotable Point
  35. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    12:11Cruiser classification after the treaty systemNotable Point
  36. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    13:50A 156-mine payload rather than a gunfighter's armamentNotable Point
  37. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    15:25Why the Navy kept finding other jobs for AbdielsChapter
  38. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    17:19The fuel cost of nearly 40 knotsNotable Point
  39. Abdiel Class: When You Want To Really Go Fast (Long Patrol)
    42:14Speed as the Abdiel class's protectionChapter
  40. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    25:28Why fast minelayers mattered at MaltaQ&A
  41. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    2:40:31The fast screen around the coalition battle lineQ&A
  42. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    11:37Why the Abdiel class counted as cruisersNotable Point
  43. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    35:45How fast the Abdiel class could run in serviceNotable Point
  44. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    5:45Abdiel-class cruisers beat distance with speed and minesNotable Point