Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Fleet Availability

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  1. Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!
    1:18:48Six ships and the difference between fleet size and availabilityNotable Point
  2. Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!
    1:42:44More frigate orders need a credible production timetableNotable Point
  3. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    35:40Replacing seven Finnish ships with four reduces assured availabilityChapter
  4. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    47:33Paired minelaying and the case for a fifth PohjanmaaNotable Point
  5. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    1:06:58Malaysia's Gowind choice and the value of a design available to buildChapter
  6. The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)
    1:23:18Coast Guard role boundaries and the cost of Burke patrolsNotable Point
  7. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    28:20What a second RFA Argus could have providedQ&A
  8. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:47:47Why the RFA converted only one ArgusQ&A
  9. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    4:57:38How many carriers are needed to keep three available?Q&A
  10. How the USN learnt the lessons to conceive the Arleigh Burke class... From the Gearings to the Kidds
    51:49Why a small order can justify a premium warshipNotable Point
  11. Ideal Destroyers down the generations from 1901 to present day....
    2:27:31A 36-escort Royal Navy force structureNotable Point
  12. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    48:13How earlier warships change every theater cumulativelyQ&A
  13. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    55:14The earlier ships would still arrive too late for DunkirkQ&A
  14. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    2:02:25A lone Scharnhorst changes the force needed to cover convoysQ&A
  15. Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!
    22:20Fifteen Canadian ships could support both coastsNotable Point
  16. Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!
    47:09Sharing one carrier air group strains people and aircraftNotable Point
  17. Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!
    47:39Why guaranteed availability can require four shipsNotable Point
  18. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    5:45:51What a third Dingyuan would add to availabilityQ&A
  19. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    6:26:54Two extra pre-dreadnoughts and wartime availabilityQ&A
  20. Bruships 209: Science Fiction Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    46:25The case for a ninth British Type 26Notable Point
  21. How has Ukraine confirmed, dispelled or updated the lessons of the Falklands War 1982?
    2:39:42Why fleet size improves availability nonlinearlyQ&A
  22. How has Ukraine confirmed, dispelled or updated the lessons of the Falklands War 1982?
    2:57:10Why availability rules apply beyond shipsQ&A
  23. Scuttlebutt 11: from SDSR to Pearl Harbor, with a stop at CVA-01 along the way...
    11:31Why two carrier hulls leave little fleet breadthNotable Point
  24. Leading the Japanese 1890s Six-Six Fleet Plan! Taikan Kyohō Shugi & the Origins of the Yamato Class
    1:07:06Why twelve 90-percent ships may beat ten perfect onesNotable Point
  25. So You Want to Build an Aircraft Carrier: Operation & Learning From Experience! Part 3 or 1 of 3
    1:15:21Training, refit, and the carrier availability equationChapter
  26. The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 7
    57:24Type 45 fleet size changes unit cost and readinessNotable Point
  27. The Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Differential & Soviet Carriers: Scuttlebutt 7
    1:26:30Two Soviet carriers would reshape an Arctic warQ&A
  28. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    5:16The two-deck 64- to 80-gun sweet spotChapter
  29. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    11:32Numbers create naval presenceNotable Point
  30. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    44:16A third-rate lesson for modern force designNotable Point
  31. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    50:28Finding the good-enough warshipNotable Point
  32. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    11:58Ten carriers do not mean ten deployable carriersNotable Point
  33. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    14:06The carrier’s symbolic burden grows as the fleet loses capability spreadNotable Point
  34. HMAS Melbourne and HMCS Bonaventure
    30:20Why fleet numbers determine carrier availabilityNotable Point
  35. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    1:13:24Royal Navy readiness versus too few hullsQ&A
  36. What kind of Carrier do you need or want?
    1:16:37Why one carrier does not create continuous availabilityNotable Point
  37. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    1:47:49Why four major ships create a usable rotationQ&A
  38. When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion
    24:31Hull numbers determine real availabilityChapter
  39. When does a navy know it is time to replace a type or class of ships? P2/2 Lego enhanced discussion
    42:06Continuous procurement, fatigue, and retirement datesNotable Point
  40. Building the Fleets for Jutland
    46:19German battlecruisers had to reinforce the battle lineNotable Point
  41. Building the Fleets for Jutland
    1:51:22The striking force both sides left outside JutlandChapter
  42. Building the Fleets for Jutland
    2:03:50Closing counterfactuals test unused fleet optionsNotable Point
  43. Timberborne: A Test for the Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game'
    49:41Carrier numbers for a reliable Far East presenceNotable Point
  44. Timberborne: A Test for the Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game'
    52:41Why four hulls make a dependable naval capabilityNotable Point
  45. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    4:15:37Why a third Queen Elizabeth-class carrier had strategic valueQ&A
  46. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    9:55A larger Type 26 as command ship and escort leaderQ&A
  47. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 1 (Introduction - Shannon)
    5:00When unprotected cruisers made strategic senseQ&A
  48. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by another name? (Patreon 57 Videos Comment Response)
    25:53Fleet strength changes the Falklands deterrence calculationNotable Point
  49. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    1:04:24Gorshkov frigates and the cost of eliminating fleet slackChapter
  50. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    1:08:08From deployment ratios to a 36-hull Royal Navy mixNotable Point
  51. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)
    1:30:37Six Type 45s constrain Royal Navy task-group plansNotable Point
  52. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    2:46:39Why a class needs more than two shipsQ&A
  53. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out Take 2
    9:25Why the Blitz damaged fewer active warships than expectedQ&A
  54. Patreon 54: Torpedo development 1900-1939 and it's impact on destroyer design an doctrine
    2:40:03Reliable early-war weapons can compound across a campaignQ&A
  55. Bruships 79: Eight New Books, plus Discussions of a Naval Nature
    2:08:01One ship is a prestige asset; several create availabilityNotable Point
  56. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    2:14:14Why one Incomparable carrier would not be enoughQ&A
  57. What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    1:37Why a capability needs more than one hullNotable Point
  58. What if Washington allowed more than Nelson & Rodney: A UAD infused discussion (Long Patrol)
    20:24Procurement is about a fleet, not one shipChapter
  59. Cutting through some Cutters of the US Coast Guard (Long Patrol)
    40:22Heritage-class numbers and the ships actually on stationChapter
  60. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    6:43Why fleet effectiveness matters more than a single shipChapter
  61. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    24:27Canada's two-ocean force-generation problemChapter
  62. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    49:46Type 45 shortfall and specialist task groupsChapter
  63. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    52:28Force generation is the real comparisonChapter
  64. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    2:34:56When a modern cruiser becomes more than a singleton flagshipQ&A
  65. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    4:03:09Why six hulls may mean two deployable shipsQ&A
  66. Bruships 33: History, Speeches & Quotations
    3:43:56Why a navy cannot solve every problem with larger shipsQ&A
  67. For Random Books 18: Freidman's Royal Navy
    13:20Carrier treaty limits collided with fleet availabilityNotable Point