Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Duquesne Class Cruisers

Also searchable as Duquesne Class, Duquesne Class Cruiser.

Related time notes

  1. What were the 'Bearns' of the other Major Navies? RM, IJN, USN, RN & Kreigsmarine
    11:44What makes a warship a Bearn?Chapter
  2. Reginae Maris Nostri: The Cruisers of Mussolini's Regia Marina
    56:02Convoy defense neutralizes a cruiser's speed advantageNotable Point
  3. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    1:34Why Duquesne began as a light-cruiser designChapter
  4. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    8:04The cost of a 34-knot cruiserChapter
  5. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    12:12When speed stops being protectionNotable Point
  6. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    15:04Speed hull, machinery, and the range penaltyNotable Point
  7. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    17:39Weapons, torpedoes, and a scouting aircraftNotable Point
  8. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    18:49Compartmentation, cruising turbines, and a wide turnNotable Point
  9. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    19:46Three gun levels and the sighting referenceNotable Point
  10. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    22:24A light cruiser recast as a heavy cruiserChapter
  11. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    29:38Wartime modernisation could not erase the design limitsNotable Point
  12. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    31:28Neutrality patrols during the Spanish Civil WarNotable Point
  13. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    32:17What operational role justified 34 knots?Notable Point
  14. Duquesne class, Marine National (Long Patrol)
    35:16Was 34 knots also a matter of national prestige?Notable Point