Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Commerce Protection

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  1. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:29:40Chesapeake Bay's overlooked maritime historyNotable Point
  2. What would need to change for HMAS Australia & HMS New Zealand to be retained under Washington?
    1:42Imperial fleet units were designed for commerce protectionChapter
  3. What would need to change for HMAS Australia & HMS New Zealand to be retained under Washington?
    30:15Wartime performance would make battlecruiser retention credibleNotable Point
  4. What would need to change for HMAS Australia & HMS New Zealand to be retained under Washington?
    56:02French and Dutch commerce protection could support battlecruisersChapter
  5. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:24:19Designing a more useful 1928 PanzerschiffQ&A
  6. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:39:52British design help for Japan's Ryūjō conceptQ&A
  7. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    1:07:38Royal Navy floatplanes extend global sea controlChapter
  8. Lions not Indefatigables - the Dominions chose to build 13.5in Battlecruisers prior to WWI...
    22:15Matching Dominion ships to future threatsNotable Point
  9. Scuttlebutt 14: Aircraft Carriers
    12:29Dominion carriers complicate treaty limitsNotable Point
  10. Scuttlebutt 14: Aircraft Carriers
    26:08Dominion flagships multiply imperial fast-ship strengthQ&A
  11. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    5:39:20When a convoy needed battleship protectionQ&A
  12. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    2:02:49Flags of convenience and the burden of naval protectionQ&A
  13. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    9:21:38The pre-1914 failure to plan merchant-shipping protectionQ&A
  14. Key Books: Prof Andrew Lambert's "No More Napoleons!"
    16:18Frigates, convoys, and British commerce defenseNotable Point
  15. Key Books: Prof Andrew Lambert's "No More Napoleons!"
    18:36Privateer losses made trade defense a national commitmentNotable Point
  16. Key Books: Prof Andrew Lambert's "No More Napoleons!"
    20:34Maritime intelligence and the Harbours of RefugeNotable Point
  17. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    43:00A global network of Dominion battlecruisersChapter
  18. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    43:00The Royal Navy still needs a new cruiser fleetNotable Point
  19. Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?
    1:07:32Battlecruisers threaten cruisers more than battle linesNotable Point
  20. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:21:19Why the Royal Navy studied an all-big-gun armoured cruiserQ&A
  21. Battle of Jutland: The Strategic Leadership which both defined it and denied it satisfaction
    19:54Empire required a balanced Royal NavyNotable Point
  22. Bruships 192: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:52:19Why Britain needed both armed merchant cruisers and merchant aircraft carriersQ&A
  23. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    49:14How patrol aircraft might constrain Admiral Graf SpeeChapter
  24. Convoys: When, Why & What, the Benefits & the Negatives…
    3:18When convoy defense produced fleet battlesNotable Point
  25. Convoys: When, Why & What, the Benefits & the Negatives…
    4:01How blockade changes the threat to convoysNotable Point
  26. Hunting Submarines from WWI to Present Day; How Aircraft, Ships & Submarines Work Together?
    11:08Anti-submarine warfare is mission denialNotable Point
  27. Tiger Cubs - RN actually builds dreadnought armoured cruisers with 9.2in guns alongside HMS Tiger...
    1:54:11Could Hawkins remain an Atlantic trade cruiser?Q&A
  28. Kaiser Wilhelm II goes full navy: Kaiserliche Marine wins the funding battle! Patreon Premier 2
    57:56Heavy cruisers inherit the imperial battlecruiser roleNotable Point
  29. Bruships 149: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Ends
    1:35:33Why light cruisers did not grow to the treaty maximumQ&A
  30. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    51:20Hermes is a presence and information carrierChapter
  31. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    1:18:21Hōshō, Langley, and Hermes embody three national strategiesNotable Point
  32. Bruships 143: Some Book Tales and Naval History Questions Answered
    23:48German commerce needs favored cruisers over a British-style battle fleetQ&A
  33. Check Campaign 9: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:03:43Older warships cover distant stations instead of entering reserveNotable Point
  34. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    4:38Why the Town class was not a copy of BrooklynQ&A
  35. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:24:08Fires, coverings, and whaling routes sustained high-latitude sailing fleetsQ&A
  36. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:04:27Brigs as the age of sail's unsung workhorsesQ&A
  37. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:55:44Fleet duties and trade protection in cruiser designQ&A
  38. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    1:04:55Independence serves diplomacy, commerce, and the Mexican WarChapter
  39. SMS Seydlitz - The Pivotol 4th German Battlecruiser - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 9
    5:14Battle cruisers, battlecruisers, and the capital-ship spectrumChapter
  40. What Happens if 1930s Germany Standardises on the Scharnhorst hull for Capital Ships & Carriers?
    47:53France answers with fast hunting groupsChapter
  41. Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    21:44Fast French battleships strengthened the British allianceNotable Point
  42. Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    33:05Dunkerque combined 29-knot speed with Atlantic reachNotable Point
  43. Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 7
    48:47Anglo-French planning assigned the Dunkerques to raider huntingChapter
  44. A Naval Historian Reacts to... a Decade of Brasseys (4RB 19)
    28:18What the 1939 annual treated as naval powerNotable Point
  45. Scharnhorst Class: The Quality of the Kaiserliche Marine - Key Ships Series 5, Episode 6
    11:45Battle-line support shaped German large cruisersChapter
  46. Joffre Class: Too Many Enemies - Key Ship Series 5, Epsiode 5
    32:48Joffre and Dunkerque suggest a raider-hunting task groupNotable Point
  47. Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock
    7:29Invincible as a global cruiserNotable Point
  48. Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock
    32:23Indefatigable and Dominion sea powerNotable Point
  49. Amagi Class Battlecruiser: Key Ship Series 2, Ship 5
    13:42Amagi as a high-speed information armChapter
  50. Julian Corbett: Speaking Truth to Power
    8:18Commerce protection changes the fleet planChapter
  51. Julian Corbett: Speaking Truth to Power
    38:18Fleet functions beyond fighting the enemy fleetNotable Point
  52. Julian Corbett: Speaking Truth to Power
    54:55The Bismarck hunt as distributed concentrationNotable Point
  53. Alfred Thayer Mahan: Justifying a Navy to a Continent
    42:42Why early U.S. naval growth favoured battleshipsChapter
  54. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    3:08:55Matching frigates to commerce-protection missionsNotable Point
  55. US Treaty Cruiser in War & Retrospect
    41:27Specialized American and general-purpose British cruisersChapter
  56. Cressy(1899) Class: Famous for the Wrong Things - 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 12
    17:47Why the Royal Navy wanted the Cressy classChapter
  57. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    3:28:07Where British battlecruisers offered strategic value beyond the Grand FleetQ&A
  58. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)
    0:35The first-class protected cruiser as a reaction forceChapter
  59. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)
    27:03Merchant shipping, royal escort duty, and Diadem's public purposeNotable Point
  60. Descartes(1894) Class: I Cruiser Therefore I Am? (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 8)
    31:20Caribbean patrols carry Descartes into the First World WarChapter
  61. Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 4
    23:09Six-inch guns for commerce protection and interdictionNotable Point
  62. Mersey(1885) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 1
    4:08Mersey-class guns, machinery, and rangeChapter
  63. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    32:50Why U.S. cruisers prioritized fleet battle over trade warfareQ&A
  64. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    33:16Choosing between global and regional cruiser designsQ&A
  65. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    43:54Why Britain might have used a cruiser Germany did not needNotable Point
  66. Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 11
    0:26Why the Columbia class chased ocean-liner speedChapter
  67. Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 11
    49:23Was the commerce destroyer an answer to blockade limits?Chapter
  68. Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 11
    53:44British cruiser quantity changes the tactical problemNotable Point
  69. Edgar(1890) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Part 10
    59:24The Edgar class remained useful after losing first-rate statusChapter
  70. Esmeralda(1883): 19th Century Cruisers p7
    8:47The protected cruiser as a commerce-protection warshipNotable Point
  71. Leander Class(1882): 19th Century Cruisers p6
    5:26Commerce protection shaped the Leander programmeChapter
  72. Velasco Class(1881): 19th Century Cruisers p5
    27:38Choosing a cruiser mix for Norway, Italy, or BrazilNotable Point
  73. HMS Shannon(1875): 19th Century Cruisers p4
    8:42One cruiser asked to counter several fleetsNotable Point
  74. HMS Shannon(1875): 19th Century Cruisers p4
    17:52Too slow for the overseas cruiser roleNotable Point
  75. Town Class (1911): Chathams
    5:12Chatham-class design combines presence, speed, and firepowerChapter
  76. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1940
    14:48Carriers as enablers alongside the battle fleetChapter
  77. Town Class (1910): Bristols & Weymouths
    3:19Bristol propulsion, range, and the cruiser missionChapter
  78. Town Class (1910): Bristols & Weymouths
    26:21HMS Newcastle and the value of routine cruiser presenceChapter
  79. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    58:08Pulo Aura: merchantmen bluff a French squadronChapter
  80. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    1:52:04Why disabling the Normandie Dock matteredNotable Point
  81. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:24:06Hood's condition and the cost of raider coverageQ&A
  82. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    2:27:25Why a slow R-class battleship could deter a raiderQ&A
  83. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    37:33Mediterranean geography narrows the cruiser missionChapter
  84. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    12:05Why cruisers remained economic-warfare weaponsChapter
  85. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    1:20:20Why France designed an allied navy for the Atlantic and Far EastChapter
  86. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    2:48First- and second-class cruiser roles clarify what the Northampton could doNotable Point
  87. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    5:43The enduring missions of cruising warshipsChapter
  88. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    14:50Endurance and commerce warfare define the cruiserNotable Point
  89. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    0:31The cruising role before cruisersChapter
  90. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    2:46:24The global role of a mini-Renown cruiserQ&A
  91. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    52:16Why the Admiral class carried such heavy armamentQ&A
  92. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    12:04Could HMS Defence have changed Cradock's position?Q&A
  93. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    49:41Capital-ship limits push fleets toward fast battleshipsChapter
  94. Bruships 73: Some Old, Some New, None Borrowed, but Some Blue
    1:52:02Convoy merchant ships were protected targets, not baitQ&A
  95. Bruships 70: Travelling along...
    14:54Why some cruisers carried four-inch gunsQ&A
  96. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    50:23Sussex protected neutral shipping during the Spanish Civil WarChapter
  97. County Cruisers P1: The Kent Class (Long Patrol)
    5:30Commerce protection and cruiser riskNotable Point
  98. Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov
    2:29:18Battlecruisers and the exercise of sea commandNotable Point
  99. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    2:14:18A South Korean carrier's likely maritime roleQ&A
  100. Favourite Dreadnoughts – Battleships & Battle Cruisers…
    1:47:44Command of the sea versus control of the seaNotable Point
  101. Dreadnoughts (Commissioned Ships 1905-55)
    1:04:20Where the Alaska class fits in older cruiser categoriesQ&A
  102. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    40:53Could armoured cruisers protect Mediterranean convoys?Q&A
  103. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:26:03Why armoured cruisers made more sense for BritainNotable Point
  104. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): Part 2, 1906
    5:40Why Fisher followed one Dreadnought with three battlecruisersChapter
  105. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): Part 2, 1906
    7:42Corbett, commerce war, and Britain's coaling networkChapter
  106. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 1 - where did they come from
    19:14The Town class set the Royal Navy's cruiser benchmarkChapter
  107. Four Random Books 19: A Decade of Brasseys
    12:23What the 1939 annual coveredNotable Point
  108. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 7: Conclusion
    20:07Seaplane carriers as mobile maritime-air depotsNotable Point
  109. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 3: Ships
    32:56Why coal-era cruisers remained useful into 1919Notable Point
  110. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 2: Debate
    27:38Why cruisers dominated the construction programNotable Point
  111. Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 2: Debate
    36:58Salisbury's least-worst modernization choiceChapter
  112. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    49:45Global presence mattered more than a paper battle-fleet totalNotable Point
  113. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    1:17:09The seventy-ship program prioritized protected cruisersChapter
  114. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    1:57:47Centurion class protected distant imperial trade nodesChapter
  115. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    2:05:09Edgar class joined fleet work to long-range cruisingChapter
  116. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    2:09:48Apollo class balanced fleet screening and commerce protectionChapter
  117. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    2:21:46Pearl class supplied inexpensive global naval presenceChapter
  118. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    2:28:00Could Pearl-class cruisers fight German light cruisers?Q&A
  119. Town Class Part 6 of 7: Gloucesters
    5:38HMS Liverpool and the Asama Maru incidentChapter
  120. Town Class Part 4 of 7: Overview of War
    16:40Maritime trade creates naval vulnerabilityNotable Point
  121. Town Class Part 4 of 7: Overview of War
    19:40HMS Belfast reveals what a large light cruiser was forChapter
  122. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    17:20What makes a cruiser a cruiserChapter
  123. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:41:04Town-class cruisers in the hunt for BismarckNotable Point
  124. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    1:11:47The Orlando class in the 1884 commerce-protection programmeChapter
  125. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    1:18:31How older cruisers could deter surface raidersNotable Point
  126. The Ships that Fisher scrapped… suggested by Geoff Grognard
    1:30:20What could threaten maritime trade in a modern war?Q&A
  127. The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)
    11:57Why cruisers should not be designed for the battle lineQ&A
  128. The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)
    22:51The convoy-escort value Fisher discardedQ&A
  129. The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)
    26:20Armour that could deter a surface raiderNotable Point
  130. HMS Galatea (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 2/4
    6:18Why a small Arethusa could serve far from the battle fleetNotable Point
  131. 2 Minutes: Force K a quick summary
    0:07Force K's shift from hunting surface raiders to raiding shippingChapter
  132. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    3:33Eagle and the cruiser-carrier roleNotable Point
  133. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    24:58Global war and the Royal Navy's competing schoolsNotable Point
  134. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 2 - HMS Enterprise
    9:18Cruiser roles behind the E-class designNotable Point
  135. 50th Live Special: Thank You
    53:22D-class cruisers as global presence shipsChapter
  136. Battle cruisers in a ‘modern navy’…. Well a WWII Navy
    2:02:40How a carrier and battlecruiser hunted raidersQ&A
  137. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    24:01Liverpool's scouting tools and visible presenceChapter
  138. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    42:58Trade routes explain worldwide cruiser deploymentChapter
  139. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    1:04:23Japan's loss of face and strategic lessonChapter
  140. Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video
    1:10:04Navies enforce maritime order short of warChapter
  141. Cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:53Why the Battle of the River Plate mattered at homeNotable Point
  142. The 1939 Panama Convention - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:02Article IV enables neutral patrols and merchant convoysChapter