Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

HMS Eagle 1918

Aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, converted from a Chilean battleship hull.

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  1. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    0:00Why the name Eagle matters in Royal Navy historyChapter
  2. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    6:17Eagle as the interwar carrier force's reliable backboneNotable Point
  3. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    10:36Why a carrier needed both fighters and anti-aircraft gunsNotable Point
  4. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    13:26From Chilean battleship Almirante Cochrane to HMS EagleChapter
  5. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    18:32Flight trials replace Eagle's twin-island proposalNotable Point
  6. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    19:45Beatty's torpedoes expose an early carrier-doctrine conflictChapter
  7. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    23:53How battleship armour was rearranged for the carrier conversionNotable Point
  8. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    24:28Why Chile did not buy Almirante Cochrane backNotable Point
  9. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    25:08Powerful boilers meet a battleship conversion's piping limitsNotable Point
  10. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    28:15Eagle's size, guns, protection, and aircraft capacityChapter
  11. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    34:50Eagle's balanced 1924 air group enters Mediterranean serviceChapter
  12. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    38:35A working test bed for interwar carrier technologyChapter
  13. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    39:49Eagle rescues Ramón Franco's flying-boat crewNotable Point
  14. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    45:19A larger carrier organization meets a manpower shortageNotable Point
  15. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    46:21China Station service exposes tropical operating limitsChapter
  16. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    53:27Swordfish, cross-deck wires, and Eagle's last prewar refitsChapter
  17. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    57:57Indian Ocean patrols and the March 1940 bomb accidentChapter
  18. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:01:27Eagle carries the Mediterranean Fleet's early air warChapter
  19. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:04:47Deferred repairs keep Eagle out of the Taranto strikeNotable Point
  20. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:09:08Fleet air defence, South Atlantic raiders, and a hangar fireChapter
  21. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:12:49Radar and close-range air defence reshape Eagle's final refitChapter
  22. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:14:19Malta fighter ferry operations meet stowage and quality-control limitsChapter
  23. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:17:41U-73 sinks Eagle during Operation PedestalChapter
  24. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:20:43Why dependable HMS Eagle is often overlookedNotable Point
  25. The Backbone of Royal Navy Interwar Aviation, HMS Eagle(1918)! Key Ship Series 6 Ship 7
    1:22:56What earlier British carrier conversions might have changedNotable Point
  26. What changes if Helicopters are at their third generation in 1939?
    55:10Helicopters force taller carrier hangarsChapter