Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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HMS Incomparable

Proposed battlecruiser for the Royal Navy, suggested by Admiral Fisher in 1915.

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  1. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy I
    1:30:53Why Incomparable's sister would not be ImpregnableQ&A
  2. #2Historians Special: @Drachinifel comes to chat Dreadnoughts that Almost were P1 of ?
    31:52Fisher's Incomparable and speculative 20-inch gunsChapter
  3. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    3:11:24An aircraft carrier built on an Incomparable hullQ&A
  4. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    3:14:06Would larger British carrier aircraft change the Zero?Q&A
  5. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    3:16:28Would the Swordfish survive alongside twin-engine carrier aircraft?Q&A
  6. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    3:22:07Manning an Incomparable-sized carrier in the 1920sQ&A
  7. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    2:21:12Autoloading 20-inch guns make speed more valuable than armorQ&A
  8. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    31:21An Incomparable carrier would not need a battleship-sized secondary batteryQ&A
  9. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    1:35:51An Incomparable-sized carrier in treaty negotiationsQ&A
  10. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    3:39:54Why Incomparable falls short of the fast-battleship labelQ&A
  11. Bruships 147: Naval History Questions & Book Boxes Getting Packed
    4:19:48A practical Royal Navy version of IncomparableQ&A
  12. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    14:11Large light cruisers and Incomparable were not Royal Navy endpointsQ&A
  13. Problems with Building Bigger Guns - A Short Discussion
    3:26Could a 45-calibre 20-inch naval gun have been built then?Q&A
  14. Problems with Building Bigger Guns - A Short Discussion
    11:04Barrel droop makes extreme-calibre guns a metallurgical problemChapter
  15. Problems with Building Bigger Guns - A Short Discussion
    20:07British 16.5-inch and 18-inch work was more credible than a 20-inch leapChapter
  16. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    0:49Fisher's deterrent vision depended on staff workChapter
  17. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    2:22Calibre versus usable firepowerNotable Point
  18. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    19:58Incomparable versus G3: calibre against volume of fireChapter
  19. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    36:08Building an Incomparable test with explicit game limitsNotable Point
  20. HMS Incomparable: When Jackie Fisher Dreamed to Big - Key Ships Series 4, Ship 8
    41:33Volume of fire defeats the Incomparable modelNotable Point
  21. H Class Battleships: Ignoring Reality for Perfection, Key Ships Series 4, Ship 4
    26:18Design growth outruns German yard capacityChapter
  22. H Class Battleships: Ignoring Reality for Perfection, Key Ships Series 4, Ship 4
    50:42Why H-44's displacement is not simply fantasyNotable Point
  23. What if Germany didn't invade Belgium in 1914?
    43:56The non-intervention branch and a later Anglo-German warChapter
  24. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    2:14:14Why one Incomparable carrier would not be enoughQ&A
  25. British Industry: The More than Just Ships P3/4: Maintaining (Royal Navy Dockyards II)
    14:21One suitable dock becomes a strategic vulnerabilityNotable Point
  26. Bruships 69: The Decider
    2:08:36HMS Incomparable would force a larger naval systemQ&A
  27. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    11:04Would HMS Incomparable force an Anglo-American naval race?Q&A
  28. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    14:39Why Incomparable would have displaced Hood as the fleet's prestige shipQ&A
  29. Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"
    51:28Fisher's Incomparable versus the ship Britain might have builtQ&A
  30. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    2:08:58How HMS Incomparable could rewrite the naval treatiesQ&A
  31. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    2:16:00Turning Incomparable into a workable fast battleshipQ&A
  32. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    2:30:35Could a 20-inch-gun ship exhaust its main battery?Q&A
  33. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    2:32:05Where HMS Incomparable might serve in the Second World WarQ&A
  34. Tribals, Battles & Darings has just arrived
    10:03HMS Incomparable remained a conceptQ&A
  35. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    3:10:10Why a 20-inch naval gun reaches the practical limitQ&A
  36. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    1:30:12Incomparable's extreme range as benefit and burdenQ&A
  37. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    1:41:18Why Incomparable would disrupt WashingtonQ&A
  38. Dreadnoughts that Almost Were of the WWI Era...
    1:51:46Admiral class did not descend from IncomparableQ&A
  39. The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)
    20:39A speculative Fisher super-ship and HMS IncomparableQ&A