Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Cruiser Design

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  1. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:09:12A superstructure for a new Long Beach-style cruiserQ&A
  2. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    50:43British six-inch and 9.2-inch cruiser possibilitiesNotable Point
  3. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    52:45Italian cruisers for overseas presenceNotable Point
  4. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    53:23Could 18-inch battleships leave room for 12-inch cruisers?Notable Point
  5. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    1:39:12Why retain 6-inch guns on the Tiger cruisers?Q&A
  6. Air Defence At Sea: From Air Ships in 1906, to drones in 2026 and everything in between...
    2:04:56USS Norfolk and the limits of an all-3-inch batteryQ&A
  7. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    14:41Cruiser standards are more than armourNotable Point
  8. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    26:55Algérie provides a starting point for later French cruisersNotable Point
  9. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    4:13:04Would automatic six- and eight-inch guns keep developing?Q&A
  10. Bruships 240: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:29:50The post-Hawkins cruiser's missing middle roleQ&A
  11. Scuttlebutt 18: Guns & Points of Order
    40:43The cruiser duties imposed on Ticonderoga's hullNotable Point
  12. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    8:34German cruiser aircraft multiply surface-raider reachChapter
  13. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    21:21French cruisers carry a global mission on treaty displacementChapter
  14. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    22:28A proposed French cruiser fleet divides missions between smaller shipsNotable Point
  15. Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...
    47:06Tone-class layout puts air search ahead of balanced gunneryNotable Point
  16. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    31:15A 9.2-inch cruiser program sent back to 1915Q&A
  17. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    43:09Choosing a 10-inch cruiser limit to favour 9.2-inch gunsQ&A
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    6:45:15How armour enters a cruiser's stability calculationQ&A
  19. Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:07:17A proposed 9.2-inch-gun Edinburgh derivativeNotable Point
  20. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:30:27Why modernizing the Tennessee-class cruisers was unattractiveQ&A
  21. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:35:25A larger treaty cruiser limit would help Tennessee's rivalsNotable Point
  22. Bruships 197: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:27:23How British-style cruisers would redirect US designQ&A
  23. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    19:20Arethusa's design and the need for fleet scoutsChapter
  24. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:27:17How a 210 mm Deutschland class changes German cruisersQ&A
  25. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:36:10A neutral Pacific navy could enlarge a French cruiser designQ&A
  26. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:20:17Des Moines as an example of a 15,000-ton cruiserQ&A
  27. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:26:08Belfast's aircraft remained an auxiliary cruiser functionNotable Point
  28. What if the 1900s Royal Navy went full DARPA?
    3:08:24How might the 1910 Town-class cruisers change?Q&A
  29. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    1:44:24Why a British 130 mm gun would probably stay 130 mmQ&A
  30. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    2:54:19Why the Royal Navy considered 9.2-inch station cruisersQ&A
  31. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    3:10:11Why the Royal Navy stayed with twin automatic turretsQ&A
  32. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    4:09:06An 8-inch AGS turns escorts into cruisersQ&A
  33. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    0:01Why the Royal Navy might have built Tiger CubsChapter
  34. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    15:35A 28-knot station cruiser and technology test bedChapter
  35. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    22:00The Mark XII's promise and the limits of monitor gun trialsChapter
  36. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    36:25Why Tiger Cubs still needed quick-firing secondary gunsNotable Point
  37. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    43:50Blücher shows what the Tiger Cub had to beatNotable Point
  38. Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'
    2:10:51Why a 10-inch treaty maximum could favour 9.2-inch gunsNotable Point
  39. Bruships 166: As I walk through the library of Naval History, I take a look at my shelf space....
    4:35:54Why K31 favoured 6-inch gunsQ&A
  40. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    41:38A twelve-gun North Carolina changes battleship weight, not carriersQ&A
  41. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    59:46An F3-style heavy cruiser makes the carrier trade harderQ&A
  42. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    1:12:14A maritime police role requires both battle and patrol fleetsNotable Point
  43. Check Campaign 14: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:03:17Hawkins and cruiser treaty categoriesQ&A
  44. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    1:08:32What a fifth triple turret changes for BelfastQ&A
  45. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:30:04Why Hawkins carried 7.5-inch gunsQ&A
  46. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:59:17How 9.2-inch Courageous-class cruisers reshape WashingtonQ&A
  47. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:56:55How 9.2-inch cruisers might change the Bismarck chaseQ&A
  48. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    2:31:43Why World War One did not invalidate every armored cruiserQ&A
  49. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    3:32:21Three changes that would make interwar British cruisers formidableQ&A
  50. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    4:06:38British cruiser design began with the role, then defined the targetQ&A
  51. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    4:38Why the Town class was not a copy of BrooklynQ&A
  52. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    56:05An 8,000-ton, 6-inch treaty cruiser standardQ&A
  53. What changes if Helicopters are at their third generation in 1939?
    42:11Flight-deck cruisers gain a reconnaissance edgeChapter
  54. What changes if Helicopters are at their third generation in 1939?
    46:43Town-class helicopter cruisers trade a turret for informationChapter
  55. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    23:16Could surplus capital-ship turrets arm new cruisers?Q&A
  56. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    2:29:09Were the Hawkins cruisers a response to rumored German guns?Q&A
  57. Patreon 94: The different types of Aircraft Carriers/Seaplane Carriers/Hybrids
    2:33:50How would a larger County-class cruiser be armed?Q&A
  58. Conception of Admiral Moffett’s Flight Deck Cruisers & the IJN’s construction of Ryūjō
    16:31Why 10,000 tons also became the cruiser ceilingNotable Point
  59. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    48:10Turbines could give Edinburgh and Belfast more speed and protectionChapter
  60. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    54:12Gas turbines could ease the Crown Colony class's tonnage constraintNotable Point
  61. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:03:47Britain replaced cruiser roles instead of matching labelsQ&A
  62. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:56:37Forty-eight heavy cruisers would marginalize light cruisersQ&A
  63. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    1:47:43An autoloading eight-inch Town-class alternativeNotable Point
  64. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    1:51:17Six-inch versus eight-inch autoloader ammunition logisticsChapter
  65. Patreon 90: How were warship autoloader turrets prototyped? A development History
    2:07:13Did ammunition count toward treaty displacement?Q&A
  66. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    3:31Enterprise offered a strong alternative to the Leander pathNotable Point
  67. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    18:31Three twin turrets could preserve a six-gun broadsideNotable Point
  68. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    19:38Enterprise balanced speed, protection, and seaplane capabilityChapter
  69. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    22:31Enterprise's crowded stern framed the next design problemNotable Point
  70. HMS Enterprise: Tell Me Where You Need Your Royals or Gold Delivered - Key Ships Series 7 Ship 5
    51:29Aviation facilities complicated an evolved E-class layoutNotable Point
  71. Bruships 130: Battleships
    1:03:52How twin six-inch Emeralds could accelerate cruiser turretsQ&A
  72. Bruships 130: Battleships
    2:26:39The Crown Colony class as a wartime Town designQ&A
  73. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    31:02A nine-gun alternative to the County classQ&A
  74. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    32:17Six-inch volume of fire versus eight-inch theoryQ&A
  75. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    57:43A no-treaty successor to the Hawkins classQ&A
  76. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    1:10:01Fisher's unfinished cruiser reformsQ&A
  77. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    15:49Belfast and Edinburgh hinted at an unbuilt 9.2-inch cruiserNotable Point
  78. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    22:16A balanced cruiser built around twelve six-inch gunsChapter
  79. Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 2
    25:41Reading a Southampton-class legend of particularsChapter
  80. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943): The First Radar Battle?
    1:33:36Long cruiser runs made standardization practicalQ&A
  81. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 10
    15:48Trading cruiser speed for firepower, armor, and rangeNotable Point
  82. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 10
    32:53Why treaty cruisers used four twin turrets instead of three triplesQ&A
  83. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 10
    39:30The counterfactual case for fast 9.2-inch Royal Navy cruisersChapter
  84. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 10
    41:43How a 9.2-inch cruiser could constrain Deutschland-class raidersNotable Point
  85. Bruships 126: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    1:26:24A true Courageous-class light cruiser would carry 9.2-inch gunsQ&A
  86. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    0:07The cruiser debate behind the Neptune classChapter
  87. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    2:11Cunningham and Pound's competing cruiser visionsNotable Point
  88. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    19:16Neptune's speed, range, and weapons packageChapter
  89. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    21:47The all-purpose cruiser filled its own hullNotable Point
  90. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    26:43Neptune's design question survived in later shipsNotable Point
  91. Neptune Class: The Cruiser Conundrum Crisis - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 6
    29:40The risk of a wartime cruiser arriving obsoleteNotable Point
  92. Scharnhorst Class: The Quality of the Kaiserliche Marine - Key Ships Series 5, Episode 6
    3:34An overseas cruiser for the East Asia SquadronChapter
  93. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    1:02:16Building a 15,000-ton large cruiserChapter
  94. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    1:31:36Cruiser speed as a survival toolNotable Point
  95. A 13.5in gun Dreadnought? Would it work?
    1:36:00Why the Deutschland class could burden its own navyQ&A
  96. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    46:24Why Italian cruiser guns sat so close togetherQ&A
  97. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:12:53Were the Dido-class cruisers powerful enough?Q&A
  98. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:18:29Why did the Didos have limited postwar lives?Q&A
  99. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:19:18Were the All-National 9.2-inch guns effective?Q&A
  100. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    3:20:48Was there a modified Dido replacement design?Q&A
  101. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    3:34:41The Scouting Force shaped U.S. cruiser constructionQ&A
  102. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)
    1:06:32The recurring 11,000-ton problem of a middle-tier cruiserNotable Point
  103. Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 4
    8:44A lighter Mersey-derived cruiser for foreign stationsChapter
  104. Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 4
    14:55Useful careers despite a failed 20-knot design targetNotable Point
  105. Battle of Coronel: A Collapse of Command & Control
    23:43The German cruiser force at CoronelChapter
  106. Mersey(1885) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 1
    4:08Mersey-class guns, machinery, and rangeChapter
  107. Active Class: The Last Scout Cruisers?
    0:00Why the Active class arrived too late to revolutionize scoutingChapter
  108. Active Class: The Last Scout Cruisers?
    4:14Plough bows, mixed-fuel boilers, and incremental efficiencyNotable Point
  109. Active Class: The Last Scout Cruisers?
    9:15An insurance policy against risky light-cruiser innovationNotable Point
  110. Brooklyn Class(US Treaty Cruisers): Comment Response
    10:01Why forward guns still suited a scouting cruiserNotable Point
  111. Brooklyn Class(US Treaty Cruisers): Comment Response
    15:16Did cruiser gunfire force scout planes overboard?Q&A
  112. Brooklyn Class(US Treaty Cruisers): Comment Response
    24:36Why Brooklyn used internal magazine armourQ&A
  113. Brooklyn Class(US Treaty Cruisers): Comment Response
    39:37Why Brooklyn design Scheme B used a broken deckQ&A
  114. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    3:30Brooklyn design studies reveal two fixed prioritiesChapter
  115. Brooklyn Class: The Not Quite Last US Treaty Era Cruisers
    7:03Why Brooklyn's firing arcs make less sense for Nelson and RodneyNotable Point
  116. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    13:13Why Edgar needed twice the range of later Town cruisersQ&A
  117. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    29:11Gefion's poor return on displacementQ&A
  118. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    29:28Why early German cruisers borrowed incompatible ideasQ&A
  119. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    31:09Why a two-ship economy cruiser class failsQ&A
  120. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    35:35Gefion as an ineffective colonial cruiserQ&A
  121. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    31:36A 20-knot Leander successor for fleet screeningNotable Point
  122. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    32:21Updating a Leander-style cruiser for the quick-firing eraNotable Point
  123. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    33:16Choosing between global and regional cruiser designsQ&A
  124. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    37:27Esmeralda showed what a modern cruiser could becomeNotable Point
  125. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    47:33The mixed-calibre puzzle of early cruiser armamentNotable Point
  126. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    48:18Imperieuse balanced flagship space with broad gun arcsQ&A
  127. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)
    49:21A protected-deck alternative for ImperieuseNotable Point
  128. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 1 (Introduction - Shannon)
    3:18Coal bunkers offered conditional protectionQ&A
  129. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 1 (Introduction - Shannon)
    7:55A tiered Royal Navy cruiser force for global commitmentsQ&A
  130. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 1 (Introduction - Shannon)
    24:24Why lightly protected cruisers became eggshells armed with hammersNotable Point
  131. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 1 (Introduction - Shannon)
    28:46Freeboard and habitability could make a cruiser a better flagshipNotable Point
  132. Chapyev Class (Projekt 68 of the Soviet Navy): Fighting the Peace
    25:22Chapayev combines fleet command, destroyer killing, range, and speedChapter
  133. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    0:23Why Germany built the unprotected cruiser GefionChapter
  134. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    11:44Gefion's Norse namesake and reconnaissance roleNotable Point
  135. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    24:40Gefion was being replaced before her overseas deploymentNotable Point
  136. Edgar(1890) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Part 10
    0:39The Edgar class within nineteenth-century cruiser developmentChapter
  137. Edgar(1890) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Part 10
    18:55Endymion's name and a larger interwar E-classNotable Point
  138. Duca D'Aosta Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    0:52Duca d'Aosta class deck layout and aircraft handlingChapter
  139. Duca D'Aosta Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    2:23Duca d'Aosta class speed, armament, and protectionChapter
  140. Duca D'Aosta Class: Condottieri of the Regia Marina
    19:48Trading a few knots for a more viable Duca d'Aosta classChapter
  141. Esmeralda(1883): 19th Century Cruisers p7
    6:50Why Esmeralda counted as the first protected cruiserChapter
  142. Esmeralda(1883): 19th Century Cruisers p7
    11:44Esmeralda's machinery, dimensions, range, and crewChapter
  143. Esmeralda(1883): 19th Century Cruisers p7
    15:24Japanese rearmament turns Esmeralda into IzumiNotable Point
  144. Esmeralda(1883): 19th Century Cruisers p7
    30:15Which predecessor was almost an Esmeralda?Notable Point
  145. Leander Class(1882): 19th Century Cruisers p6
    0:58Leander class in a navy undergoing transitionChapter
  146. Leander Class(1882): 19th Century Cruisers p6
    9:40Machinery traded horsepower for exceptional cruising rangeChapter
  147. Leander Class(1882): 19th Century Cruisers p6
    47:10Leander became a template for later Royal Navy cruisersChapter
  148. Town Class (1911): Chathams
    5:12Chatham-class design combines presence, speed, and firepowerChapter
  149. Portland Class: Heavy Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen?
    7:25Armour, machinery, range, and gunsChapter
  150. Portland Class: Heavy Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen?
    10:26Why total cruiser tonnage constrained strategyNotable Point
  151. Portland Class: Heavy Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen?
    15:04Boiler and turbine supply choicesNotable Point
  152. Kirov Class Cruisers (Soviet Navy)
    2:08Italian design aid meets Soviet industrial recoveryChapter
  153. Kirov Class Cruisers (Soviet Navy)
    6:11One cruiser design for four different fleetsNotable Point
  154. Kirov Class Cruisers (Soviet Navy)
    34:07Project 26-bis2 adapts for the Soviet Far EastChapter
  155. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    13:28Would triple turrets improve the Trento class?Q&A
  156. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    37:33Mediterranean geography narrows the cruiser missionChapter
  157. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:32:35British magazine protection exposes the early Condottieri tradeoffNotable Point
  158. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:52:49Bolzano restores speed under industrial pressureChapter
  159. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    1:59:01What fuel penalty bought four more knots?Q&A
  160. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:33:31Abruzzi finally delivers a balanced light cruiserChapter
  161. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:27:00From Duguay-Trouin to AlgérieChapter
  162. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:27:51Simple guns and balanced ships matched French industryNotable Point
  163. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:32:30How range changed French cruiser roles by theaterChapter
  164. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:40:39Was there pressure to give French cruisers thicker belts?Q&A
  165. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:45:17Did Algérie's superstructure look unfinished to save weight?Q&A
  166. French 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine (Live)
    2:56:47Why French cruisers could not always disengageQ&A
  167. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    5:27Triple turrets made the Northampton a cleaner scouting designNotable Point
  168. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    12:38Power, guns, and seaplanes for a long-range scoutChapter
  169. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    15:49Thin protection kept the Northamptons at long rangeNotable Point
  170. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    52:14Houston and Augusta may have carried subtly different turret protectionNotable Point
  171. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    1:05:40The class succeeded as scouts but struggled as battle-line heavy cruisersChapter
  172. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    1:09:32Hull shortages pushed scout cruisers into unsuitable wartime jobsNotable Point
  173. Northampton Class: US Treaty Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    1:12:06A viewer design exercise: bring Wichita thinking back to the 1920sNotable Point
  174. Giussano Class: Regia Marina's First Condottieri (Long Patrol)
    0:27Why the Giussanos behaved like large destroyersChapter
  175. Giussano Class: Regia Marina's First Condottieri (Long Patrol)
    9:57Speed bought at the expense of protectionChapter
  176. Giussano Class: Regia Marina's First Condottieri (Long Patrol)
    16:08Treaty ceilings distorted the cruiser design spaceNotable Point
  177. Giussano Class: Regia Marina's First Condottieri (Long Patrol)
    1:09:44The missing advantage was cruiser survivabilityChapter
  178. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    15:07How treaty language created heavy and light cruisersChapter
  179. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    25:12How prescriptive limits encouraged creative accountingChapter
  180. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    49:17Light and scout cruisers as operational categoriesNotable Point
  181. Equitable London Treaties: Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    56:01Why the alternate treaty keeps the eight-inch cruiser limitNotable Point
  182. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    0:10Why the County class was not the only treaty-cruiser answerChapter
  183. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    3:23Why treaty cruisers and destroyers became one force-design problemNotable Point
  184. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    4:41Why design speed is not a guaranteed tactical advantageNotable Point
  185. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    9:13An all-forward Royal Navy treaty cruiserChapter
  186. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    16:20Comparing the proposal with the Kent-class County cruisersNotable Point
  187. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    17:53British protection versus Japanese speed and torpedoesChapter
  188. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    29:19All-forward firepower in a pursuit engagementNotable Point
  189. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    37:35What is historical in the simulated London-class cruiserNotable Point
  190. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    37:46Why three extra knots did not decide the cruiser fightNotable Point
  191. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    49:58How concentrated magazines free weight for armourChapter
  192. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    53:05Testing the cruiser pair against a Deutschland-class raiderNotable Point
  193. My Royal Navy Washington Treaty Cruiser: with added Qs from "1939 Destroyer Doctrine" (Long Patrol)
    54:53More torpedoes still do not overcome the protection tradeoffNotable Point
  194. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    0:26Why USS Wichita is the favourite cruiserChapter
  195. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    45:19Why 9.2-inch guns could beat 10-inch gunsQ&A
  196. Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...
    2:31:02What different interwar navies needed from cruisersQ&A
  197. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    46:30Alternative cruiser schemes make the County choice historicalNotable Point
  198. County Class Cruiser Comment Response: A UAD Infused Discussion of the Part 8 Response (Long Patrol)
    51:04Reconsidering the 10,000-ton cruiser category in 1930Chapter
  199. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    3:15The Royal Navy's missing middle cruiserNotable Point
  200. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    5:34Alaska and the heavy cruiser that treaties preventedNotable Point
  201. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    10:35Treaty ceilings distorted cruiser designChapter
  202. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    17:48Why the Hawkins class made a poor treaty templateNotable Point
  203. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    20:09La Argentina and the impossibility of a perfect treaty cruiserNotable Point
  204. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    32:26York as a cut-price CountyNotable Point
  205. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    39:28Cruiser construction continuity as a design capabilityNotable Point
  206. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    56:21A cruiser designed to project battleship-like presenceNotable Point
  207. County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)
    58:04Design a cruiser force within the 10,000-ton limitNotable Point
  208. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    5:26A cruiser for a dispersed French empireNotable Point
  209. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    8:04The cost of a 34-knot cruiserChapter
  210. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    15:04Speed hull, machinery, and the range penaltyNotable Point
  211. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    32:17What operational role justified 34 knots?Notable Point
  212. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    35:16Was 34 knots also a matter of national prestige?Notable Point
  213. Leipzig Class (Reichsmarine)
    12:08Hybrid machinery without a convincing range advantageNotable Point
  214. Leipzig Class (Reichsmarine)
    15:30The Achilles comparison and cruiser flexibilityChapter
  215. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    0:13Why York and Exeter were cut-price CountiesQ&A
  216. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    1:38Efficient layouts existed beyond cutting down a CountyNotable Point
  217. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    6:48Arethusa showed that a smaller cruiser could be coherentNotable Point
  218. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    7:47The intended Type B cruiser roleNotable Point
  219. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    11:17What the smaller cruisers actually carriedNotable Point
  220. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    13:34The economy case versus lost fighting powerChapter
  221. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    20:30County cruisers balanced many roles at onceNotable Point
  222. County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)
    22:53Exeter improved York without rethinking the conceptNotable Point
  223. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    0:48Treaty limits and the grey areaChapter
  224. British Light Cruisers & Treaties: A UAD Infused discussion
    16:26Volume of fire versus the perfect cruiserNotable Point
  225. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Capital Ships with UAD (Long Patrol)
    1:52:00How capital-ship limits spill into cruiser evasionNotable Point
  226. County Cruisers P5: Getting Proscriptive with Cruisers… London Naval Treaty of 1930 (Long Patrol)
    12:06Defining cruisers and destroyers by displacement and gunsChapter
  227. Bruships 70: Travelling along...
    47:33Why tonnage alone does not define a cruiser or battlecruiserNotable Point
  228. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    10:18The Hawkins compromise and cruiser firepowerNotable Point
  229. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    15:02The London class trades weight for speedChapter
  230. County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)
    17:02London's rebuild reveals a shared cruiser design lineageNotable Point
  231. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    1:53:31The Tribal design combined cruiser layout with a destroyer hullQ&A
  232. Bruships 65: Naval History Books & Questions Answered
    2:50:29Building fast six-inch cruisers for overseas stationsQ&A
  233. Shipbuilding through the 1880s-1950s
    1:14:49Dreadnought as a turning point, not a resetNotable Point
  234. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    0:21Duke of Edinburgh as a late armoured-cruiser benchmarkChapter
  235. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    3:32A more coherent 9.2-inch cruiserNotable Point
  236. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    5:19Battlecruisers inherit the armoured-cruiser roleNotable Point
  237. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    9:18The 9.2-inch cruiser as a convoy-escort alternativeNotable Point
  238. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    11:07Cruisers as a missing link in the Second World WarChapter
  239. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 3/11 Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers
    13:03Why treaty limits must produce viable shipsNotable Point
  240. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:52:22Could light and heavy cruisers share a hull?Q&A
  241. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:54:52Could light and heavy cruisers share machinery?Q&A
  242. Patreon 19: 2nd Tier powers Dreadnoughts: Spain, Austria-Hungary, S.America, Greece & Ottomans
    1:02:27España and the 10,000-ton cruiser limitChapter
  243. Patreon 19: 2nd Tier powers Dreadnoughts: Spain, Austria-Hungary, S.America, Greece & Ottomans
    1:14:16When a 17,500-ton cruiser becomes a small battleshipChapter
  244. Patreon 19: 2nd Tier powers Dreadnoughts: Spain, Austria-Hungary, S.America, Greece & Ottomans
    1:23:34Why not arm treaty cruisers with 9.2-inch guns?Q&A
  245. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 4 Ceylon to Newfoundland
    52:50Why criticize the 1936 naval treaty but not earlier arms limits?Q&A
  246. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 2 Fiji to Kenya
    0:50HMS Fiji's treaty-era design and real displacementChapter
  247. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 1 - where did they come from
    19:14The Town class set the Royal Navy's cruiser benchmarkChapter
  248. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 1 - where did they come from
    24:19The 8,000-ton ceiling reshaped light cruiser designChapter
  249. Crown Colony Class Long Patrol: Part 1 - where did they come from
    45:20Why Crown Colony range figures need careful comparisonChapter
  250. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    2:07:32Why a large cruiser benefited from 9.2-inch gunsQ&A
  251. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    2:14:25US protected cruisers straddled British class boundariesQ&A
  252. Patreon 14: The Naval Defence Act of 1889 as proposed by Baile Inneraora
    2:46:31Larger Blakes versus cheaper EdgarsQ&A
  253. Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy
    0:59Edinburgh and Belfast's quadruple-turret design pathChapter
  254. Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy
    27:20How interwar cruiser iteration led to the Town classNotable Point
  255. Town Class Part 6 of 7: Gloucesters
    0:49Why twelve six-inch guns could offset eight-inch rangeChapter
  256. Town Class Part 2 of 7: Contruction
    6:17Armour, twelve guns, and aircraft for independent operationsChapter
  257. Town Class Part 2 of 7: Contruction
    18:05Why twelve 6-inch guns beat fewer 8-inch guns in the studyChapter
  258. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    10:02The cruiser age and changing design pressuresChapter
  259. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    17:20What makes a cruiser a cruiserChapter
  260. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    22:29Where a battlecruiser departs from a cruiserQ&A
  261. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    23:21Why aircraft did not eliminate cruiser scoutingQ&A
  262. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    25:36How diplomacy fits the cruiser missionQ&A
  263. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    26:50Why command facilities do not define a cruiserQ&A
  264. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    33:58From Arethusa hulls to twelve six-inch gunsChapter
  265. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    37:31Why British and American cruisers emphasized different strengthsQ&A
  266. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    41:12Southampton, Gloucester, and Edinburgh subclass tradeoffsChapter
  267. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:26:27Birmingham races to the Singapore IncidentChapter
  268. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:30:02Why Birmingham's bow was not repeatedQ&A
  269. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:49:53Why the middle gun sat farther backQ&A
  270. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    1:57:30Six-inch volume versus eight-inch reachQ&A
  271. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    2:02:43Why an open gun mount could be safer than a weak turretNotable Point
  272. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    2:26:52Why a 10,000-ton Town looked much largerQ&A
  273. Town Class; big impact with a light footprint
    2:36:43What a modern cruiser would need to doQ&A
  274. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    12:13The Leander baseline and its growth problemNotable Point
  275. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    21:06Amphion machinery layout and torpedo resilienceNotable Point
  276. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    1:10:27The fragile Italian cruisers caught at Cape SpadaNotable Point
  277. Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol
    1:40:41Why the Amphions stopped at threeNotable Point
  278. HMS Galatea (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 2/4
    4:23The First World War Arethusa class in figuresNotable Point
  279. HMS Galatea (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 2/4
    15:09Recognising an Arethusa by silhouette and gun layoutNotable Point
  280. HMS Galatea (1935) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 2/4
    21:09Crown Colony cruisers on a tighter Town-class budgetNotable Point
  281. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    12:03Speed, range, armour, and guns in the Leander designNotable Point
  282. The Leander Class Long Patrol - The Interwar 2nd Class Protected Cruiser?
    1:10:03The Leanders as a middle tier between Arethusas and TownsChapter
  283. 2 Minutes: Leander Class in Very Brief
    0:50Why the Leander retains an older cruiser roleChapter
  284. 2 Minutes: Leander Class in Very Brief
    1:16The Leander as a starting point for a cruiser programmeNotable Point
  285. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:27:48Reading the design tradeoffs behind British cruisersChapter
  286. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6c Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    17:56Cruiser construction, treaties, and long-term choicesNotable Point
  287. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    16:33Could E-class cruisers carry a mixed battery?Notable Point
  288. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P5b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    23:00Why heavier turrets strain a Leander conversionNotable Point
  289. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald
    4:41C, D, and E cruisers as successive design answersNotable Point
  290. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald
    6:47Questioning the German-cruiser origin storyNotable Point
  291. An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald
    22:18Comparing cruiser answers to a Deutschland raiderNotable Point
  292. An Introduction to the Spanish Armada Part 2 of 2
    39:03Emerald and Enterprise in a counterfactual Irish fleetNotable Point
  293. An Introduction to "D" Class Cruisers: Part 3 A correction
    1:49Checking feet-to-metre conversionsNotable Point
  294. An Introduction to "D" Class Cruisers: Part 3 A correction
    3:47Recalculating the cruiser lengthsNotable Point
  295. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 1 of 2
    0:03Why a World War I cruiser remained relevantChapter
  296. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 1 of 2
    7:47A broader hull bought eight hundred more nautical milesNotable Point
  297. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 1 of 2
    14:20Bridge hangars and flying-off positionsNotable Point
  298. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 1 of 2
    24:53When economical cruising speed became a liabilityNotable Point
  299. Bru Ships Episode 0: Update & Some Amphibious Questions Answered
    44:55How treaty limits constrained Town-class cruisersQ&A
  300. HMS Edinburgh - A Ship Profile
    15:33Edinburgh-subclass range, aircraft, and command capacityChapter
  301. HMS Edinburgh - A Ship Profile
    1:00:41Edinburgh's lessons for maintainable fleet designNotable Point