Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Convoy Warfare

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  1. How Ship Design is a reflection of Navy's attempts to balance technology, strategy and memory...
    27:55Battle of the Atlantic memory can narrow threat thinkingNotable Point
  2. How Ship Design is a reflection of Navy's attempts to balance technology, strategy and memory...
    29:08World War I's submarine crisis shaped later Atlantic readinessNotable Point
  3. How Ship Design is a reflection of Navy's attempts to balance technology, strategy and memory...
    32:31Mine warfare shaped the Flower class's originsNotable Point
  4. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    42:20The Vanquisher collision and rescue of the woundedNotable Point
  5. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    48:55Norwegian evacuations and the last departure from NarvikChapter
  6. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    1:03:50HX 112 and the fall of U-99 and U-100Chapter
  7. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    1:11:21V and W destroyers on the outer troop-convoy screenChapter
  8. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    1:19:58Protecting the convoy's most vulnerable shipsNotable Point
  9. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    1:30:34Normandy troop convoys and Walker's final wartime dutiesChapter
  10. HMS Walker(D27); a destroyer of two World Wars(Live)
    1:43:11What is known about the Walker-Vanquisher collisionQ&A
  11. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    10:19Léopard's British rearmament and uncertain submarine claimChapter
  12. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    12:24Trading Léopard's speed for fuel, depth charges, and radarChapter
  13. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    15:15Tigre's long war with few opportunitiesNotable Point
  14. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    42:53A Polish-crewed Bourrasque-class destroyer without sparesChapter
  15. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    45:07Mistral from partial scuttling to NormandyChapter
  16. France Libre's daring contre-torpilleurs & torpilleur d'escadre; The Free French Destroyers of WWII
    55:21La Combattante's Hunt-class service at NormandyChapter
  17. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:53:47Canada's weight in the Battle of the AtlanticQ&A
  18. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    31:18Italy needs organic reconnaissance for Mediterranean convoy warChapter
  19. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century(1700-1790)
    33:34Køge Bay turns an indecisive clash into strategic interdictionChapter
  20. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    21:49Why this convoy mattered at the Battle of the SaintesNotable Point
  21. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    22:34The 1781 Battle of Ushant: a fast strike on the convoyChapter
  22. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    23:48Storms and shadowing turn a raid into campaign disruptionNotable Point
  23. Italian Submarines of WWII: Shackled Potential or Victims of Geography?
    25:31War emptied the Mediterranean of easy targetsChapter
  24. Soviet Naval Aviation Doctrine: Always Wrestling the Same Demons
    53:52Maritime interdiction to protect the land warChapter
  25. Soviet Naval Aviation Doctrine: Always Wrestling the Same Demons
    1:14:26Convoy routes and the fight to keep NATO out of the BarentsNotable Point
  26. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    45:43Royal Navy escort carriers for trade protectionChapter
  27. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    1:08:59Royal Navy escort-carrier mission flexibilityChapter
  28. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    1:11:15Canadian escort carriers and the growth of an escort navyChapter
  29. What is an Escort Carrier to be for? Bogue & Ruler Classes - Why building Woolworths made sense!
    1:15:32The modern escort-carrier mission and hull problemNotable Point
  30. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    1:41:03Why Ramillies did not need to chase the raidersNotable Point
  31. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    1:47:22Raiding logistics and the strain on Royal Navy escortsNotable Point
  32. Günther Lütjens: The Bismarck's Admiral for its Final Mission
    1:57:20Operation Berlin and disciplined raider commandChapter
  33. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    3:47Destroyer and cruiser convoy attackNotable Point
  34. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    20:17Surface raiders need places to repairNotable Point
  35. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:52:53Merchant cruisers and convoy-defense researchNotable Point
  36. Check Campaign 18: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:41:20Edward Seymour instead of Fisher in 1914Notable Point
  37. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    42:03Fighting escort for an Arctic convoyChapter
  38. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    44:02What 4.7-inch guns contribute against destroyersNotable Point
  39. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    1:00:48September 1939 availability and early-war jobsNotable Point
  40. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    1:04:02Reserve crews and coastal-convoy firepowerNotable Point
  41. Kriegsmarine(Kaiserliche Marine)'s Nightmare Returns: The RN finds some 1910 Town Class in a couch!
    1:27:51Splitting a fighting escort from the convoy screenNotable Point
  42. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    48:53Four-inch AA cruisers on solitary convoy dutyNotable Point
  43. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    1:20:42Convoy escort and flotilla leader employmentChapter
  44. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    55:58The R class as an armoured convoy and base defenderNotable Point
  45. Check Campaign 16: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:49:36Armed merchant ships and the economics of convoy raidingChapter
  46. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    21:29Why wartime corvettes stayed smallQ&A
  47. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    26:46Corvettes, sloops, and build standardsQ&A
  48. Check Campaign 15: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:51:50Mining the English Channel from both shoresNotable Point
  49. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    51:57Convoy screening and cruiser positioningNotable Point
  50. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:01:13Submarines as an invasion-denial forceQ&A
  51. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    27:10HMS Africa holds a convoy screenNotable Point
  52. Conception, Operation & Conclusion of Atlantic Conveyor & other rapid conversions
    14:21CAM ships and one-launch convoy air defenceChapter
  53. Conception, Operation & Conclusion of Atlantic Conveyor & other rapid conversions
    20:36CAM-ship combat launches and pilot recoveryNotable Point
  54. Conception, Operation & Conclusion of Atlantic Conveyor & other rapid conversions
    23:41Royal Navy fighter catapult ships were conversions of conversionsChapter
  55. Conception, Operation & Conclusion of Atlantic Conveyor & other rapid conversions
    29:18Merchant conversions bought time for escort carriersNotable Point
  56. Conception, Operation & Conclusion of Atlantic Conveyor & other rapid conversions
    32:47Reconnaissance denial protected convoys and UltraNotable Point
  57. Conception, Operation & Conclusion of Atlantic Conveyor & other rapid conversions
    35:49Global convoys need organic air powerChapter
  58. Check Campaign 12: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    9:03Why a cruiser inside a convoy is so destructiveNotable Point
  59. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    1:41:24What a British Coast Guard sloop force could have contributedQ&A
  60. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    3:28:34Why earlier U-boat warfare might have produced earlier convoysQ&A
  61. If Not Pearl Harbor: Other Options for Japanese Suprise Strike
    1:07:14Philippine bomber range and the convoy attrition trapNotable Point
  62. The Underpaid and Underappreciated Merchant Marine of WWII
    4:05Why the Merchant Navy and Merchant Marine are remembered differentlyChapter
  63. The Underpaid and Underappreciated Merchant Marine of WWII
    15:13Propaganda, PQ 17, and the full spectrum of convoy experienceChapter
  64. The Underpaid and Underappreciated Merchant Marine of WWII
    22:41Coastal, Arctic, and Atlantic convoys posed different dangersNotable Point
  65. The Underpaid and Underappreciated Merchant Marine of WWII
    1:13:58The US Navy Armed Guard put military specialists aboard merchant shipsNotable Point
  66. What was the Italian Red Sea Squadron(Reiga Marina Italiana Flottiglia del mar rosso) to do in 1940?
    41:05The flotilla's mission was to squeeze the Suez supply routeChapter
  67. HMS Renown, the RN's most Underated Capital Ship of WWII?; Key Ship Series 3, Ship 8
    8:23Battlecruisers for global trade pressureChapter
  68. HMS Renown, the RN's most Underated Capital Ship of WWII?; Key Ship Series 3, Ship 8
    13:42How battlecruisers could turn trade defence into a conundrumNotable Point
  69. Glorious First of June (1794)
    53:50Why Britain did not intercept the money for American grainQ&A
  70. Glorious First of June (1794)
    1:19:21Convoy escort and interception plans collideChapter
  71. Glorious First of June (1794)
    1:19:50Scouting, prizes, and the breadcrumb trail to the fleetChapter
  72. Glorious First of June (1794)
    1:27:22A fifty-three-ship Dutch convoy scattersNotable Point
  73. Glorious First of June (1794)
    2:53:20Montagu's squadron diverts the grain convoyChapter
  74. Günther Lütjens, useful idiot or misunderstood leadership?
    2:38:04Old convoy battleships deterred faster German raidersNotable Point
  75. Günther Lütjens, useful idiot or misunderstood leadership?
    2:59:47How could German raiders shadow a convoy without being clearly spotted?Q&A
  76. Günther Lütjens, useful idiot or misunderstood leadership?
    3:02:12Operation Berlin's success produced a revealing staff-room critiqueNotable Point
  77. Bruships 112: Julian Corbett
    1:07:07War Plan Orange: bases and secure communicationsChapter
  78. Bruships 102: New Books, Sea Wolves & Skagerrak
    2:09:18Type XXI U-boats against Allied escort depthQ&A
  79. Bruships 102: New Books, Sea Wolves & Skagerrak
    2:17:04Tsingtao-war escorts and Japanese geographyQ&A
  80. Christmas Comment Response: HMCS Sackville, Descartes & some 60s shorts
    41:33Sackville, Flower-class manning, and convoy valueChapter
  81. Christmas Comment Response: HMCS Sackville, Descartes & some 60s shorts
    57:46The Flower class as a minimum viable convoy escortNotable Point
  82. Privatising War: Guerre de Course
    29:07The 1708 Cruisers and Convoys Act reshapes fleet designChapter
  83. Bruships 97: Random Books, Naval Chat & Possibly the Sound of Rain
    59:25Bengal famine logistics run through ships and railwaysNotable Point
  84. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    57:09Bedouin's loss during Operation HarpoonChapter
  85. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    1:13:33Cossack from the Altmark incident to BismarckChapter
  86. HMCS Haida & The Tribal Class: Always Service
    1:59:03Matabele's sacrifice with Arctic convoy PQ-8Chapter
  87. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:52Why convoys needed Flower-class critical massChapter
  88. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    8:47Why a coastal escort still needed ocean-going seakeepingNotable Point
  89. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    27:33Jellicoe's convoy case and the Grand Fleet's escortsNotable Point
  90. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    32:19How U-boats penetrated the center of a convoyNotable Point
  91. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    44:11Southern Pride proves the whaler hull in convoy serviceNotable Point
  92. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    45:49Scotch boilers and triple-expansion enduranceChapter
  93. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:11:11Four-inch gun, Hedgehog, and depth-charge patternsChapter
  94. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:13:47How Hedgehog let one escort keep attacking a submarineNotable Point
  95. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:28:50What the two-pounder Pom-Pom could deterNotable Point
  96. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:36:22How Flower-class corvettes moved between naviesNotable Point
  97. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:36:35Candytuft becomes USS TenacityNotable Point
  98. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:37:36Buttercup moves from Belgian to Norwegian serviceNotable Point
  99. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:41:24Pursuing U-379 leaves fewer convoy escortsNotable Point
  100. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:42:12How Coreopsis became Compass Rose in The Cruel SeaNotable Point
  101. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:43:00How ASDIC and Type 271 divided the submarine searchChapter
  102. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:49:45Convoy arrival, intelligence cover, and the production raceNotable Point
  103. HMCS Sackville & The Flower Class
    1:53:37Why Flower-class crews mattered more than the kill countNotable Point
  104. Duca D'Aosta Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    5:32Mediterranean convoys as full-spectrum combatNotable Point
  105. Raimondo Montecuccoli Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    32:09Montecuccoli and Eugenio di Savoia attack the Harpoon convoyChapter
  106. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    56:17Finding books on the Italian Navy at warQ&A
  107. Kirov Class Cruisers; the Alaska Class of the Late Cold War? (Soviet Navy)
    12:33Why available ships matter more than headline fleet sizeNotable Point
  108. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    1:12:00The French war plan against Italy in the western MediterraneanChapter
  109. SMS Admiral Spaun & the Novara class: Scout Cruisers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy (Long Patrol)
    18:36Fast cruisers and the problem of punching upNotable Point
  110. Bruships 69: The Decider
    42:54Alternative carrier conversions after HMS EagleQ&A
  111. Bruships 69: The Decider
    1:39:10Iron Duke’s limited value as a restored battleshipQ&A
  112. Bruships 69: The Decider
    1:41:19What fifty 16-inch battleships would do to the naval warQ&A
  113. Bruships 69: The Decider
    2:15:12Polish pre-dreadnoughts as heavy convoy escortsQ&A
  114. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    20:18How carrier survival could alter the North African warNotable Point
  115. ASW and Submarine Warfare in the Inter-War Royal Navy: 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol)
    17:49Why British submarine requirements differed from Germany'sNotable Point
  116. Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books
    1:27:54Judging the Regia Marina's convoy warQ&A
  117. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    18:32Fleet neutralization would unlock convoy and North African strategyChapter
  118. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    1:48:05War games against the U-boat threatChapter
  119. Bruships 55: New Books
    1:50:39Why cheap escorts still need combat systemsNotable Point
  120. Bruships 55: New Books
    4:25:06Surface raiders would not free the U-boatsQ&A
  121. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    7:36Merchant Navy casualties and manpowerQ&A
  122. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    15:40Escort building and ASW readinessQ&A
  123. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    18:00Black Swan sloops and the escort-carrier answerQ&A
  124. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    29:32Fast cruisers as surface-raider pressureQ&A
  125. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    36:48Wolfpack radio traffic and submarine detectionQ&A
  126. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    37:29Flower-class timing and the convoy-planning disputeQ&A
  127. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    38:41Coastal convoys around BritainQ&A
  128. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    41:01Merchant seamen's pay and the reserve poolQ&A
  129. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Comment Response
    42:21An interwar sloop-building counterfactualQ&A
  130. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    4:01Germany, Japan, and two different escort problemsNotable Point
  131. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    10:50From Bridgewater sloops to Flower corvettesNotable Point
  132. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    18:23Convoy coverage and escort shortageNotable Point
  133. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    20:16Escort scarcity, convoy size, and solo sailingsNotable Point
  134. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    24:51Hunter groups and the escort-carrier oversightNotable Point
  135. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    27:01Mobilizing conversions and armed merchant shipsNotable Point
  136. Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement Long Patrol
    37:01Convoy-interior attacks and doctrine adaptationNotable Point
  137. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    7:07Pedestal convoy and Italian cruiser limitsQ&A
  138. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    12:20Lettered forces and convoy covering groupsNotable Point
  139. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    2:39Escort orders and the 1938 answerNotable Point
  140. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    5:22Escort production through capital-ship pausesNotable Point
  141. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    6:39Type VIIs versus escort massChapter
  142. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    11:56Wolfpacks, intelligence, and veteran lossesNotable Point
  143. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    15:01More U-boats provoke counterbuildingNotable Point
  144. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    18:04ASW weapons and institutional learningNotable Point
  145. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    23:02Human cost and the Atlantic's reputationNotable Point
  146. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    23:57Escort pool and Operation TorchNotable Point
  147. Battle of the Atlantic (Original): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    24:43Atlantic geography and tradeoffsChapter
  148. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:38:15Escorts and Q-ships narrowed the deck gun's roleNotable Point
  149. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:39:09Surcouf's guns against a Tribal-class destroyerQ&A
  150. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:43:27A convoy screen offered the wrong targets for big-gun submarinesNotable Point
  151. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    1:48:50Maritime air power closed the cruiser submarine's surface windowNotable Point
  152. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    6:55Escorts outbuild submarinesChapter
  153. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    12:02Convoy geometry favors escortsNotable Point
  154. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    14:06Escort carriers and shore-based aircraft tighten convoy defenseNotable Point
  155. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    17:01British shipyard asymmetry multiplies escortsChapter
  156. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    19:54August 1941 U-boat mapChapter
  157. Battle of the Atlantic (Redo): Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p7/7
    26:40Convoys counter surfaced U-boat attacksNotable Point
  158. Cruiser Submarine: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p5/7
    3:21Convoys undercut gun-armed raidersNotable Point
  159. Cruiser Submarine: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p5/7
    4:20A cruiser submarine's odds against escort gunsChapter
  160. Cruiser Submarine: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p5/7
    11:46Torpedoes and mines could confuse a raider's pursuersNotable Point
  161. Churchill's Iniatives (WWII); Long patrol p1/3 - Altmark Incident
    7:13Norway's strategic consequencesNotable Point
  162. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    3:58Albatross and 710 Squadron at FreetownNotable Point
  163. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    4:14Fleet carriers in anti-submarine patrolsNotable Point
  164. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    10:30Walrus cruiser patrols in the South AtlanticNotable Point
  165. A Book or Two to Review (12): British Naval Aviation by Ray Sturviant
    12:58Force K and the Graf Spee searchChapter
  166. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    1:24:33Rodney's first relief turns supply into naval victoryChapter
  167. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    1:37:00Darby's second relief defeats the starvation strategyChapter
  168. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:05:28Did the Royal Navy bombard the siege lines?Q&A
  169. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:20:59Howe's final relief leaves Gibraltar too strong to forceChapter
  170. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    9:42European East India companies shared a recognizable merchant typeNotable Point
  171. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    15:24Armed merchantmen, letters of marque, and convoy defenseChapter
  172. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:00:03Merchant crews could execute naval-style maneuversNotable Point
  173. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:03:05Why buy good guns for merchant ships?Q&A
  174. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:19:11Pulo Aura turns merchantmen into a deception forceChapter
  175. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:22:00Intelligence and commercial stakes before Pulo AuraChapter
  176. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:25:55Warley's letters of marque and convoy firepowerNotable Point
  177. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:34:17Dance formed a fighting line and reinforced its crewsNotable Point
  178. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:40:50Pulo Aura's attack and chase sell the illusionNotable Point
  179. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:43:15Friendly fire and a collision during the Pulo Aura maneuverNotable Point
  180. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:48:06Did Dance use false naval colours at Pulo Aura?Q&A
  181. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:48:10Where was the Royal Navy escort at Pulo Aura?Q&A
  182. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    12:29Convoy protection before prize chasingNotable Point
  183. Bruships 48: Reading History
    1:21:46An affordable starting point for coastal-convoy historyQ&A
  184. Bruships 48: Reading History
    1:29:18Foylebank and the cost of coastal convoy air defenceChapter
  185. Bruships 48: Reading History
    1:34:23How Portland's air attack exposed convoy OA 178 to E-boatsChapter
  186. Bruships 48: Reading History
    1:42:54How Fighter Command retained a claim on Coastal Command aircraftNotable Point
  187. Bruships 48: Reading History
    2:28:36Winter limits, Atlantic trade, and the road to the Glorious First of JuneChapter
  188. Bruships 48: Reading History
    2:44:46Convoy intelligence and the difficulty of finding a fleet at seaChapter
  189. Bruships 48: Reading History
    4:07:30Why German battleships demanded close attentionQ&A
  190. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    13:16Coastal convoys as Britain's wartime distribution networkChapter
  191. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    23:44How coastal convoy codes mapped Britain's shipping networkNotable Point
  192. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    26:06The scale and cost of Britain's coastal shipping campaignNotable Point
  193. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    29:29Why German attacks could not close Britain's coastal routesQ&A
  194. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    30:45Why coastal shipping losses were so highQ&A
  195. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    31:52Why coastal convoys had no simple average speedQ&A
  196. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    36:29German attacks reached Bristol Channel shippingQ&A
  197. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    38:42Coastal convoys faced every kind of wartime hazardChapter
  198. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    46:23Radio silence complicated coastal convoy controlNotable Point
  199. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    48:34Convoy commodores kept merchant formations togetherChapter
  200. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    55:57Britain's busiest coastal shipping flowsQ&A
  201. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    57:10The endurance problem in coastal convoy air coverQ&A
  202. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    58:09Milford Haven in the coastal convoy networkQ&A
  203. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    58:48Why ocean-going ships joined coastal convoysQ&A
  204. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    1:01:57Why Swordfish covered convoys early in the warQ&A
  205. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    1:04:15War channels balanced mines, submarines, and navigationNotable Point
  206. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    1:12:52A wreck map traces Britain's coastal convoy routesNotable Point
  207. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    1:27:57Small warships formed the coastal convoy escort poolChapter
  208. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    1:48:06Q-ships among coastal convoysQ&A
  209. Patreon 23: Coal, Canals, Convoys & Coastal Carrying: traffic around the British isles from 1939-45
    2:13:10Protecting supply traffic after D-DayQ&A
  210. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    19:21How one convoy loss delayed an entire supply systemNotable Point
  211. William Agnew: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 3
    20:10HMS Lively's short, active Mediterranean careerNotable Point
  212. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    15:12Sherbrooke's Victoria Cross defence of convoy JW 51BChapter
  213. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    17:21Why convoy JW 51B had to be protectedChapter
  214. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    20:49The German pincer and HMS Bramble's delaying fightChapter
  215. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    24:05Sherbrooke's torpedo feints exploited German cautionChapter
  216. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    26:12Achates held the smoke screen until Burnett arrivedChapter
  217. Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s
    2:31:42CAM ships launch one-way Sea Hurricane interceptionsChapter
  218. Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s
    2:37:16Why CAM-ship Hurricanes retained landing gearQ&A
  219. Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s
    2:38:42MAC ships add a flight deck but no Arctic shelterNotable Point
  220. Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s
    2:39:59Sea Hurricanes defend the August 1942 Malta convoysChapter
  221. Hawker Aircraft of the 1920s & 1930s
    2:43:22Were CAM Hurricanes already worn out?Q&A
  222. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    6:40Why navies seek sea control in the first placeQ&A
  223. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    20:49Why escort carriers transformed the Battle of the AtlanticQ&A
  224. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    25:51Could Britain and Canada win the Atlantic battle without US entry?Q&A
  225. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out?
    37:16Why the Battle of the Atlantic is really a theaterQ&A
  226. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    47:47Victor submarines face an Atlantic ammunition limitNotable Point
  227. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:15:49Convoys shrink the ocean NATO must defendNotable Point
  228. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:18:15Forward carrier groups create depth for the convoy battleChapter
  229. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:34:34A Soviet anti-convoy plan could divide targets by weaponChapter
  230. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:43:22Would an Atlantic convoy campaign make the war a long one?Q&A
  231. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    1:53:21Would NATO and Soviet surface fleets fight directly?Q&A
  232. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    2:07:24Mediterranean convoys would absorb southern NATO escortsQ&A
  233. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    2:11:59The war divides into a forward carrier battle and a convoy battleChapter
  234. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    2:16:52The Malta convoy analogy measures success by cargo deliveredNotable Point
  235. Patreon 22: If the Cold War went hot in 1986 would NATO's navies keep the Altantic Going?
    3:11:14Why depleted carrier air groups cannot simply reinforce EuropeQ&A
  236. Prince Philips Navy
    1:16:58Wallace, FN 655, and the danger of East Coast convoysChapter
  237. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P1/7 Sir Patrick Duffy
    10:04Backfire aircraft make sea-lane interdiction an air as well as submarine threatChapter
  238. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P1/7 Sir Patrick Duffy
    20:16SACLANT cannot both contain the Northern Fleet and protect every convoyChapter
  239. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P1/7 Sir Patrick Duffy
    21:48Channel convoys and North Sea ports face repeated mine-layingChapter
  240. Patreon 17 "The Royal Navy’s Strategic Role in 1980s NATO" as suggested by Joseph Sullivan
    26:55Why NATO depended on Atlantic sea lanesChapter
  241. Patreon 17 "The Royal Navy’s Strategic Role in 1980s NATO" as suggested by Joseph Sullivan
    40:04Soviet submarines, NATO barriers, and scarce escortsChapter
  242. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    25:20Jean Bart's 1696 attack on the Dutch convoyChapter
  243. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    34:04Why convoyed merchant ships carried limited armamentQ&A
  244. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    35:28Was the Dutch convoy under-escorted?Q&A
  245. Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 4
    16:04Royal Navy deterrence and the cost of full protectionNotable Point
  246. Bruships 29: Best Seller History
    2:00:14The Battle of the Atlantic as a logistics warChapter
  247. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:10:56Why convoy protection cannot be improvised overnightNotable Point
  248. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:17:53Why Admiral King defended U.S. convoy readinessNotable Point
  249. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:45:48Cape Spartivento judged by convoy resultsNotable Point
  250. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 3 of 3: Ripples in Musso's Pond
    0:37Force X carries the attack into the AdriaticChapter
  251. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 1 of 3: Origins of the Flash in the Dark
    28:50Taranto's place in Mediterranean force balanceChapter
  252. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    1:03:13Escort carriers put aircraft with the convoyChapter
  253. Bruships 25 - Some More Naval Aviation
    1:32:33Why an escort carrier is not a small fleet carrierNotable Point
  254. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    2:38:06HMS Rawalpindi through Ludovic Kennedy's last visitNotable Point
  255. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:46:26The Norwegian merchant fleet's wartime valueQ&A
  256. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:50:04Philip Vian, E-boats, and rapid equipment changeChapter
  257. Bru Ships Episode 20: Brasseys & Janes, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:26:06A 1946 view of the air war at seaNotable Point
  258. WWI in the Far East; Penang, Tsingtao, Emden & Cormoran the Long Patrol
    1:06:31Japan's wider contribution to the warNotable Point
  259. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    2:14:44Coastal forces keep D-Day sea lanes openChapter
  260. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    3:46Why coastal convoys mattered to BritainNotable Point
  261. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    5:08Layering escorts against E-boat attacksNotable Point
  262. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    10:27Why early radar could mistake an E-boat for debrisNotable Point
  263. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    16:09Ambushing an attacker that must approach the convoyNotable Point
  264. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    17:10A coordinated night interception of E-boat groupsChapter
  265. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    21:33Radar, restraint, and the convoy-first missionNotable Point
  266. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 2 of 3
    41:03Command frigates, radar control, and a Channel no-go zoneChapter
  267. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    7:23Prewar roles for British motor torpedo boatsNotable Point
  268. Four Random Books 3: Naval Aviation in a Swordfish
    0:35Sea Flight and the Fleet Air Arm's global warChapter
  269. 2 Minutes: Force K a quick summary
    0:52Raiding shipping as economic and logistics warfareNotable Point
  270. 2 Minutes: Force K a quick summary
    1:35How Force K magnified the North Africa supply burdenNotable Point
  271. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    24:06Turning convoy losses into a North African advantageChapter
  272. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    26:12Intelligence cover and Malta's apparent strengthNotable Point
  273. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    31:13The Duisburg Convoy night interceptionChapter
  274. The Force K Long Patrol; Economic Warfare Royal Navy Style
    45:47The economic war behind famous naval battlesChapter
  275. 2 minutes: Battle of Duisburg Convoy
    0:00The Duisburg or Beta Convoy carried supplies for Axis armies in North AfricaChapter
  276. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    3:33Eagle and the cruiser-carrier roleNotable Point
  277. HMS Formidable: A Special Chat With Jamie from Armoured Carriers
    44:13Diversion operations and the Scarpanto strike planNotable Point
  278. 2 Minutes: Force K's an Overview Part 2/2
    0:46Why Force K supplemented Malta's submarines and aircraftChapter
  279. 2 Minutes: Force K's an Overview Part 2/2
    1:41Force K in 1942: strength against convoy escortsNotable Point
  280. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    54:48Force K's 1941 Malta missionChapter
  281. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    55:48Why surface raiders could disrupt whole convoysNotable Point
  282. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:09:20Force K, Vian, and Operation Stone AgeQ&A
  283. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:17:14Duisburg: radar turns a convoy attack into a routChapter
  284. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:18:51Why Duisburg mattered beyond the ships sunkNotable Point
  285. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:43:53Was destroying an entire convoy unusual for Force K?Q&A
  286. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    1:51:03When merchant losses pushed supplies onto warshipsQ&A
  287. Patreon 6 - Force K… Malta’s mailed fist, as proposed by Ian Car
    2:06:25Intelligence made Malta's attacks seem omnipresentNotable Point
  288. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    52:26Sherbrooke's Barents Sea action: buying timeQ&A
  289. PQ17: An Introduction to the Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P3/3
    19:21Why Germany prioritised loaded eastbound shipsNotable Point
  290. Battle of Atlantic: An Introduction to The Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P1/3
    0:51Why PQ 17 needs a Battle of the Atlantic introductionChapter
  291. Battle of Atlantic: An Introduction to The Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P1/3
    1:06Bedford Basin and the scale of convoy assemblyNotable Point
  292. Battle of Atlantic: An Introduction to The Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P1/3
    5:19Operation Torch as a convoy-system achievementNotable Point
  293. Battle of Atlantic: An Introduction to The Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P1/3
    8:11Convoys faced a full spectrum of threatsNotable Point
  294. Battle of Atlantic: An Introduction to The Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P1/3
    10:28Axis aircraft threatened convoys beyond direct bombingNotable Point
  295. Battle of Atlantic: An Introduction to The Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P1/3
    17:25PQ 18 and the cost of a full convoy screenNotable Point
  296. Battle of Atlantic: An Introduction to The Convoy war & the Perfect Storm of PQ17… P1/3
    18:41Distant cover guarded convoys against surface raidersNotable Point
  297. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    42:14American supply convoys create a German strategic dilemmaNotable Point
  298. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    5:52The sea lanes that made the Indian Ocean strategicChapter
  299. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    27:48A mixed escort defeats the attack on Convoy BN 7Notable Point
  300. An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"
    46:18PQ 17 and the danger of worst-case assumptionsNotable Point
  301. An Introduction to Some More Admirals, Engineers & Historians
    23:23What Gorshkov's Atlantic reading leaves outNotable Point
  302. An Introduction to "Flying Boats & Seaplanes; Mothered by Capability or Necessity?" P3/4 WWII (L)
    29:33BV 238: a huge flying boat armed for convoy attackNotable Point
  303. Bru Ships Episode 8: Amphibious Warfare Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:12The Coast Guard in the convoy warNotable Point
  304. An Introduction to Ships of the Convoy War; the Battle of Atlantic in Steel Part 4 Escort Destroyers
    21:51Convoy protection as a global logistics systemChapter
  305. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 2 of 2
    31:11Dunedin's captures, Audacity, and lossChapter