Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Battleship Modernisation

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  1. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    1:33:56Warspite’s machinery helps explain its modernizationNotable Point
  2. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    19:26Rebuilding Nassau-class battleships retained by GermanyQ&A
  3. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    6:35:36Why Renown's selected game fit loses much of its 4.5-inch batteryNotable Point
  4. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    8:15:03Could a 15-inch Mark II refit exceed 30 degrees elevation?Q&A
  5. Why didn't the Royal Navy go for High Pressure boilers & what if they got 850psi boilers in 1934?
    16:56Warspite as the 850 psi test caseChapter
  6. Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    48:42Why a surviving Royal Oak would strengthen two campaignsNotable Point
  7. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:04:19What Henderson might do with Iron Duke in 1937Q&A
  8. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    12:29Royal Oak-style modernization for the R-classQ&A
  9. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:42:33A modernized HMS Tiger at Denmark StraitQ&A
  10. Bruships 195: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:25:13An Italian-style reconstruction of HMS WarspiteQ&A
  11. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    1:51:51Modernizing Lyon with Dunkerque gunsNotable Point
  12. Bruships 184: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:13:21Why twin 15-inch turrets cannot become triple 14-inch mountsQ&A
  13. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    2:44:50Why another Iowa-class modernization is uneconomicQ&A
  14. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    3:14:20A rebuilt Francesco Caracciolo could become a 30-knot fleet problemQ&A
  15. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    3:30:43USS West Virginia best shows the Pearl Harbor modernization pathQ&A
  16. Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song
    1:09:29Why a 16-inch Kongō rebuild would be a radical compromiseQ&A
  17. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    1:38:58Faster Queen Elizabeth refits require protection tradeoffsQ&A
  18. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    2:00:31Hood's late-war AA fit depends on stability marginsQ&A
  19. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    24:03The class's first postwar anti-aircraft refitNotable Point
  20. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    33:23Rebuilding Giulio Cesare into a 27-knot battleshipChapter
  21. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    33:51Why 27 knots still falls short of fast-battleship statusNotable Point
  22. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 5
    40:19Reconstruction tradeoffs in ammunition and torpedo defenseNotable Point
  23. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    2:24:13Why Italy rebored battleship guns when others did notQ&A
  24. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    3:14:30The Royal Navy fleet Britain expected by 1942Q&A
  25. HMS Benbow: KSS1 S3 Comment Response
    4:10Small-tube boilers for a hypothetical Queen Elizabeth upgradeNotable Point
  26. When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? Part 1 of 2 - Slides
    11:35New machinery can expose an old hull's limitsChapter
  27. Patreon Bonus: Battle Cruisers & Battleships are separate Categories in the Washington Naval Treaty
    2:14:46Why new boilers cannot turn the R class into 28-knot shipsQ&A
  28. Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 6
    46:38Modernising Number 13 with Yamato-era armourNotable Point
  29. HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 3
    6:31Modernization turns Warspite into an interwar flagshipNotable Point
  30. HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 3
    10:10Rebuilding an old battleship for a new warNotable Point
  31. HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 3
    17:38New guns, fire control, and command spaces complete the rebuildNotable Point
  32. HMS Warspite: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 3
    30:58Refit economics preserve Britain's qualitative advantageNotable Point
  33. Bruships 108: PLanned for Random Books off the Shelf & Chat
    34:13Why Warspite received the premium reconstructionQ&A
  34. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    1:56:37What if every R-class battleship had been modernized?Q&A
  35. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    1:59:06Could Renown take triple 15-inch turrets?Q&A
  36. Epic Blunders of Naval History: Patreon 64
    2:42:02Should Britain have modernized the 15-inch gun?Q&A
  37. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    3:11:07Kirov as the political case for retaining VanguardQ&A
  38. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    3:26:56The cost case for regunning VanguardQ&A
  39. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    4:44Where to research Warspite's 1930s refitQ&A
  40. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    12:40Why an extreme Iowa modernization would overstress the hullQ&A
  41. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    2:15:25Why not every Queen Elizabeth received the same rebuildQ&A
  42. 2022 Canada Naval History Trip Reading List (Long Patrol Book Review)
    9:36Treaty-era designs after WashingtonChapter
  43. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    4:33:15Refitting the First World War fleet with improved 15-inch gunsQ&A
  44. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    37:49Warspite's reconstruction nearly matched her build costQ&A
  45. My G3/N3 Dreadnought Battleship + Battle Cruiser = Fast Battleship Design
    18:24Why a 1920s hull grows heavier by the Second World WarNotable Point
  46. Bruships 61 - Ship Design; Sci-fi, Wooden & Steel, and some Naval History Questions
    3:16:27Modern power plants could extend old hulls, at a priceQ&A
  47. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    1:50:00Hull condition and replacement timing shaped battleship modernizationsQ&A
  48. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    3:51:59Eight Renowns would make speed the Royal Navy's interwar standardQ&A
  49. Bruships 52: A Year of Bruships - Questions & Books
    27:55How Italian rebuilds widened the capital-ship raceQ&A