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Fleet Command

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  1. Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:36:26A mixed task force needs sensors and a flag command postQ&A
  2. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    1:53:36Does the Royal Navy have more admirals than ships?Q&A
  3. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    3:19:35Frigate-led uncrewed groups and future fleet commandersNotable Point
  4. Bruships 241: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:19:55Choosing a Star Trek era by command riskQ&A
  5. Bruships 239: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    21:59Admiral Hood transfers his flag after damageQ&A
  6. Piet Pieterszoon Hein: Dutchman who took a Spanish Silver Fleet
    4:16Why Hein's two-sided broadside attack proved fatalNotable Point
  7. Piet Pieterszoon Hein: Dutchman who took a Spanish Silver Fleet
    28:22Managing rank and rivalry in a mixed Dutch fleetNotable Point
  8. Piet Pieterszoon Hein: Dutchman who took a Spanish Silver Fleet
    46:09Piet Hein's approach to command and riskNotable Point
  9. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    9:09:32The Alaska class as command cruisersQ&A
  10. What would the World's Major Navys look like in 1950 if WWII didn't happen? (Live)
    2:58:37Would the Royal Navy develop command cruisers?Q&A
  11. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    23:45From HMS Dreadnought to a Trafalgar breakthrough shipNotable Point
  12. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    2:03:24Heavier battlecruisers and specialist staffs in a Dogger Bank-style actionChapter
  13. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    2:11:12Why German battlecruiser losses could have lasting effectsNotable Point
  14. What happens to WWI if the Royal Navy got a full Admiralty Staff when the General Staff came to be?
    3:15:20Beatty with a standardized battlecruiser-fleet staffQ&A
  15. Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian: Boundless Aggression or...
    1:59:57Why Vian chose HMS Vanguard as his Home Fleet flagshipChapter
  16. Didos, Atlantas & Conversions: Which were the true Screening, Scouting or AA Cruisers of WWII?
    1:15:05Didos as escort-carrier command shipsChapter
  17. An Unknown critical plank in the Wooden Wall of Great Britain: Joshua Rowley
    1:09:10A reserve admiral around whom the Navy could build a fleetNotable Point
  18. An Unknown critical plank in the Wooden Wall of Great Britain: Joshua Rowley
    1:11:02Balancing senior leaders by temperament as well as skillChapter
  19. Admiral Scheer: Germany's answer to the wrong question?
    1:14:17Neither fleet controlled the night battleChapter
  20. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    44:41Admiral Bey illustrates the great-captain trapNotable Point
  21. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    54:55Reginald Henderson represents institutional admiralshipNotable Point
  22. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    56:30An admiral optimizes the fleet, not the flagshipChapter
  23. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    1:00:34An admiral must visualize a multidomain battlespaceChapter
  24. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    1:03:15An admiral commands captains, not puppetsNotable Point
  25. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    1:05:37The admiral provides stability through cascading commandNotable Point
  26. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    1:09:14Why few good captains become effective admiralsNotable Point
  27. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    1:10:06Cunningham and Fieldhouse show why admirals may command ashoreChapter
  28. What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?
    1:15:34An admiral turns policy into coordinated fleet effectsChapter
  29. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    18:58Kimmel's carrier instincts and intelligence handicapNotable Point
  30. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    21:36A northward sortie risks a confused night battleNotable Point
  31. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    0:00Kempenfelt's leadership problem: communicating at seaChapter
  32. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    3:42Why larger fleets made signal ambiguity dangerousNotable Point
  33. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    14:34Making Sir Charles Hardy's fleet functionNotable Point
  34. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    19:13Kempenfelt's smaller squadron faces Guichen's escortChapter
  35. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    23:48Storms and shadowing turn a raid into campaign disruptionNotable Point
  36. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    25:33How Kempenfelt's two-flag signal code workedChapter
  37. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    37:22Kempenfelt's legacy: communication as command infrastructureChapter
  38. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    0:34Why ship-level competence does not scale by itselfChapter
  39. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    3:35Why one Starfleet adjutant cannot replace a fleet staffChapter
  40. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    42:32Why the tachyon blockade needs an established fleet staffChapter
  41. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    49:45Giving Data command without an established teamNotable Point
  42. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    51:12Data's command versus flagship watchkeepingNotable Point
  43. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    59:11Bad admirals as a narrative foil for good captainsNotable Point
  44. 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?
    21:41The traditional wartime battleship missionNotable Point
  45. 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?
    28:49A large capital ship can double as a training platformNotable Point
  46. 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?
    33:39A battleship as command ship for uncrewed forcesChapter
  47. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    27:32Flag captain, fleet staff, and command at seaNotable Point
  48. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    2:48:04First rates anchor and break the battle lineNotable Point
  49. Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command
    7:01Henry May builds a school for admirals and staff officersChapter
  50. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    1:48:19How the Royal Navy's colour ranks organized seniorityNotable Point
  51. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:16:43How Rodney's seniority might have changed ChesapeakeNotable Point
  52. David Farragut: Leadership Becomes Him
    17:49Bainbridge, fleet command, and Tunisian navigation studyChapter
  53. David Farragut: Leadership Becomes Him
    24:46Distributed command and coalition memoryNotable Point
  54. David Farragut: Leadership Becomes Him
    41:25The challenge of leading inexperienced mixed forcesNotable Point
  55. David Farragut: Leadership Becomes Him
    1:22:39The Union's rare complete command candidateNotable Point
  56. Tōgō Heihachirō: Victor of Tsushima & Japan's Nelson...
    1:14:47Building the logistical base for war with RussiaChapter
  57. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    1:13:00Russell wins at Barfleur and proves difficult to replaceNotable Point
  58. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    1:22:38Russell chose maneuverable flagships for battle commandNotable Point
  59. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:42:21The captain of the fleet acted as an admiral's chief of staffNotable Point
  60. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    2:51:35Why navies still need the rank of captainQ&A
  61. David Farragut: Leadership from Roll Models & Experience
    35:24Bainbridge teaches fleet coordinationChapter
  62. David Farragut: Leadership from Roll Models & Experience
    2:02:18Why Farragut chose USS Hartford as his flagshipNotable Point
  63. David Farragut: Leadership from Roll Models & Experience
    2:36:21Formal and effective command diverge at VicksburgNotable Point
  64. David Farragut: Leadership from Roll Models & Experience
    3:03:58Farragut assembles a mixed fleet for the bayNotable Point
  65. David Farragut: Leadership from Roll Models & Experience
    3:19:54Farragut climbs for a commander's viewNotable Point
  66. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    4:09Why Beatty was not next in line for the Grand FleetNotable Point
  67. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    21:25Medina Sidonia's administrative strengths and Armada commandChapter
  68. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    23:04Rank could not replace Medina Sidonia's missing naval preparationNotable Point
  69. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    25:01How institutions create command mismatchesNotable Point
  70. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    46:48Vitgeft, Port Arthur, and the forced Yellow Sea sortieChapter
  71. Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral
    53:20Vitgeft could have served as Rozhestvensky's theatre adviserNotable Point
  72. Battle of Elli
    1:04:42Kountouriotis accepts the risks of fighting for sea controlNotable Point
  73. Scuttlebutt 8: Beatty, Sopwith Cuckoos, Carriers & the Defence Debate...
    0:52Why Beatty commanded like a ship's captainQ&A
  74. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    1:17:30Kimmel could shift his flag and command from seaQ&A
  75. Why did the Royal Navy need a Forward Aviation Support Ship: Unicorn, the why, the how & the value!
    39:35Why carrier flagships ran out of staff spaceNotable Point
  76. Why did the Royal Navy need a Forward Aviation Support Ship: Unicorn, the why, the how & the value!
    43:18A proposed sister ship becomes a command-support carrierNotable Point
  77. Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?
    2:26:44Could Queen Elizabeth fight at Dogger Bank?Q&A
  78. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    24:31Signal flags for fleets and merchant convoysQ&A
  79. USS Triton (SSRN-586): First Submerged Cirumnavigation of the World
    2:03:57Q&A: Why destroyer officers can be ready for fleet commandQ&A
  80. Admiral Fisher no longer replaces Admiral Battenberg as First Sea Lord in November 1914...
    20:23Battenberg's fleet and intelligence credentialsNotable Point
  81. Carriers in Science Fiction: Parsite Craft as a primary means of defence & offence...
    48:46Farscape's command carrier fights its own missionChapter
  82. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    1:35:16Why the Admiralty created a formal staff in 1912Q&A
  83. Jutland with Competent Leadership of the British Battlecruiser Fleet - Sturdee replaces Beatty
    1:17:19Jutland's enduring lesson is radio communicationNotable Point
  84. A Naval Historian Reacts to... a Decade of Brasseys (4RB 19)
    21:43Prewar carrier flag-command arrangementsNotable Point
  85. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    31:31Why fleets fight when the odds look poorQ&A
  86. Fleets of the Battle of Actium(31BC)
    26:03Agrippa's naval advantage against Antony's armyNotable Point
  87. Fleets of the Battle of Actium(31BC)
    29:48The commanders behind Actium's two battle linesNotable Point
  88. Fleets of the Battle of Actium(31BC)
    1:16:18Octavian's strength was knowing when to trust AgrippaNotable Point
  89. Montana Class, The Bulwarks for the New Battle Line: Key Ship Series 4, Part 2
    27:23Machinery, range, and a flagship-sized staffNotable Point
  90. Patreon 81: When the Royal Navy Lost Sea Control in the Age of Sail
    36:33Martinique and a fleet that could not convert strengthNotable Point
  91. Patreon 81: When the Royal Navy Lost Sea Control in the Age of Sail
    43:12Chesapeake: a battle lost in strategic termsChapter
  92. Patreon 81: When the Royal Navy Lost Sea Control in the Age of Sail
    52:31Did fear of Byng push Graves into battle?Q&A
  93. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    5:18Fleet command is more than leading from the frontNotable Point
  94. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    20:01Byron's decision under severe information limitsNotable Point
  95. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    46:31Recovering after a failed attackNotable Point
  96. Empire Total War: Naval Battle Training...
    17:09Cohesion after the battle line breaks upNotable Point
  97. Empire Total War: Naval Battle Training...
    18:25Delegating control in a simulated fleet actionNotable Point
  98. Empire Total War: Naval Battle Training...
    36:08One ship is not the same as a fleetNotable Point
  99. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    1:00:19Why a fifth-rate frigate can serve as an admiral's flagshipNotable Point
  100. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    1:12:13Separating frigate command from the line of battleNotable Point
  101. Soviet Navy 1918-1991
    4:09:51Kirovs served as capital ships and differed from hull to hullChapter
  102. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:05:09Three Allied admirals brought very different strengthsChapter
  103. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:22:50Codrington or Van Heyden - which admiral was the better choice?Q&A
  104. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:37:24Did Van Heyden bring experience in confined waters?Q&A
  105. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:47:00Why did Rigny command from a frigate?Q&A
  106. BC-304 Daedalus Class: Stargate's Battle Cruisers
    52:33Odyssey takes the Earth flagship roleChapter
  107. BC-304 Daedalus Class: Stargate's Battle Cruisers
    1:25:32Coalition battles require command above the ship captainChapter
  108. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    33:52Clear roles make warship compromises manageableNotable Point
  109. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    31:09A French fleet acting as one forceChapter
  110. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    56:50Would French commanders seek a reckless revenge battle?Q&A
  111. Chapyev Class (Projekt 68 of the Soviet Navy): Fighting the Peace
    25:22Chapayev combines fleet command, destroyer killing, range, and speedChapter
  112. The Forgotten Trafalgar: The 1509 Battle of Diu (Long Patrol)
    46:33Four commanders and divided loyaltiesNotable Point
  113. The Forgotten Trafalgar: The 1509 Battle of Diu (Long Patrol)
    55:02A large coalition fleet with divided commandNotable Point
  114. The Forgotten Trafalgar: The 1509 Battle of Diu (Long Patrol)
    1:08:32The defensive anchorage at DiuNotable Point
  115. Battle of Taranto: The 81st Anniversary
    2:11:19Why admirals often commanded from battleshipsQ&A
  116. Bruships 32: Ships & Space Ships (Reality & Scifi)
    3:39:23Why Sisko should not command both ship and fleetChapter
  117. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    29:43Matching fleet command to theatre logisticsNotable Point
  118. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    9:10Why George Byng's command was so formidableNotable Point
  119. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    26:55How Byng distributed detached commandsNotable Point
  120. Introuduction to Refits/Taking Care of Buisness Allied Style
    18:50Australia converts Formidable for carrier-squadron commandNotable Point
  121. The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)
    45:03Strategic command versus fleet command in the Far EastNotable Point