Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Minelayers

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  1. Royal Navy Destroyers of WWI...
    21:43Marksman-class leaders: size, weapons and minelayingChapter
  2. What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?
    58:52Fast minelayers remain a postwar priorityNotable Point
  3. Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?
    15:03Auxiliaries designed for rapid carrier conversionChapter
  4. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:36:43The machinery and scarcity of the Abdiel classNotable Point
  5. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    58:13The fastest surface warship questionQ&A
  6. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:45:18Isuzu as a fast Japanese light cruiser and minelayerQ&A
  7. Bruships 164: Is this Book life? Is this just a library?Caught in a landslide, no Kallax for safety!
    3:31:13Why Emerald and Hawkins hulls appeared in minelayer studiesQ&A
  8. Patreon 101: If Lord Fisher died in Jan 1914, how does Prince Louis of Battenberg perform as 1SL?
    2:36:20Did the Royal Navy have fast minelayers in World War I?Q&A
  9. Bruships 141: Some Cool Books & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:41:06Useful wartime roles for a side-dumping bargeQ&A
  10. What Happens If Whittle is supported & Britain develops Jet Engines + Gas Turbines in 1930s
    55:25Gas turbines could make Abdiel a faster, more heavily armed minelayerNotable Point
  11. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    1:19:08Abdiel-class minelayers become extreme high-speed shipsNotable Point
  12. Why WWII evolved Motor Torpedo Boats in Motor Gun Boats: Pacific, Black Sea & Baltic Designs
    1:41:05G-5s fought less often than they transportedNotable Point
  13. Starting off Franco-Italian Battleship race... come see what a Francisco Caracciolo might have done
    2:10:29Can a fast minelayer trap a battleship at close range?Q&A
  14. A Totally Diesel Kreigsmarine: What Could it Do?
    13:36Bremse shows diesel need not mean slowNotable Point
  15. Patreon Bonus: Reichsmarine & Kreigsmarine eschews steam and goes all Diesel(-electric) propulsion
    22:18Bremse as a practical diesel benchmarkNotable Point
  16. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:31:23Treaty-exempt small ships and missed procurementNotable Point
  17. Patreon 68: What if the Royal Navy went 4.7in rather than 4.5in for dual purpose?
    59:39An Abdiel-class minelayer with 4.7-inch gunsNotable Point
  18. Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine
    1:17:03Why a cruiser needs a chosen missionChapter
  19. Cressy(1899) Class: Famous for the Wrong Things - 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 12
    1:12:45Euryalus from fleet flagship to Gallipoli and the Red SeaChapter
  20. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)
    19:41Trials, vibration, and the value of an adaptable hullNotable Point
  21. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)
    55:06Argonaut links shipyard safety, discipline, and wartime conversionChapter
  22. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)
    58:39Amphitrite and the personnel logistics of a global fleetChapter
  23. Châteaurenault (1898): The French Columbia Class... (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 9)
    28:22East Asia service and conversion to minelayerChapter
  24. Active Class: The Last Scout Cruisers?
    19:56Amphion catches the minelayer Konigin LuiseChapter
  25. General-Admiral(1873): 19th Century Cruisers p3
    13:12Gerzog Edinburgski's long service lifeChapter
  26. Some Minor Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    5:12Mines and submarines for Greek sea denialNotable Point
  27. Five Weaknesses of Allied/Axis/Minor Navies in 1939 & 1940; Response to some Comments
    43:30Australian mine warfare with simpler minelayersQ&A
  28. Bruships 83: New Books & Random Books for Random Times
    2:58:39A 1945 Malayan buffer navy built for delayQ&A
  29. Ruse de guerre
    26:57Could a 4.5-inch mount have improved Abdiel?Notable Point
  30. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    27:00Postwar austerity collides with battleship prestigeChapter
  31. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:45:21Capitani Romani are cruisers in name, destroyers in roleChapter
  32. Projecting Mussonlini's Mare Nostrum: Italian 1920s & 1930s cruiser design/doctrine
    2:50:27How did Abdiel protection compare with Capitani Romani?Q&A
  33. Blonde Class(Take 2): Scout Cruisers of the WWI Royal Navy (Long Patrol)
    23:22HMS Blonde from flotilla leader to minelayerChapter
  34. Blonde Class(Take 2): Scout Cruisers of the WWI Royal Navy (Long Patrol)
    35:06Blanche's wartime minelaying and disposalChapter
  35. Blonde Class(Take 2): Scout Cruisers of the WWI Royal Navy (Long Patrol)
    48:59How should the Blonde class be reclassified?Notable Point
  36. Konigsberg Class (Reichsmarine): Long Patrol
    4:22A First World War minelayer instinct carried into a new eraNotable Point
  37. Patreon 42: "Recovering from Disaster: The Imperial Russian Navy between Russo-Japanese War & WW1."
    2:40:16Q&A: What should Russia have built for the Baltic?Q&A
  38. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    11:14Pluton and the French minelaying traditionChapter
  39. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    16:26The earlier Pluton-class minelayersNotable Point
  40. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    20:38A large fast minelayer with several possible rolesChapter
  41. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    22:39A minelayer arranged like a shipboard railwayNotable Point
  42. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    37:08A treaty cruiser category, but a minelayer in practiceNotable Point
  43. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    38:19The wartime value Pluton never deliveredChapter
  44. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Long Patrol)
    34:29Abdiel class: speed, mines and a narrow design marginChapter
  45. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    1:52:19Abdiel class: speed as minelaying powerChapter
  46. Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)
    2:03:48Were the Abdiels the fastest large pre-1950 warships?Q&A
  47. Youtube Vote 1: The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises
    2:15:26Turning an Abdiel-class minelayer into a super-destroyerQ&A
  48. Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers
    1:39:01Cruiser variety in the British Pacific FleetNotable Point
  49. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s
    14:44Mine warfare ships as Royal Naval Reserve anchorsChapter
  50. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 1 of 5: Introduction
    23:30Halvdan Koht and the limits of undefended neutralityNotable Point
  51. 1930 London Naval Treaty: An Introduction Part 3 of 5/Articles 11-13
    2:22Japan's treaty exceptions for minelayers and training shipsNotable Point
  52. Patreon 9 – “Suez goes hot in 1956” by Martin Doherty
    1:36:58Mine Warfare and Repair Support at SuezQ&A
  53. Patreon Video 1: Intro - What would you put in warehouses at the end of WWI for WWII if you could?
    11:54Mine reserves make minelayers usefulNotable Point
  54. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    11:37Why the Abdiel class counted as cruisersNotable Point
  55. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    35:45How fast the Abdiel class could run in serviceNotable Point
  56. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    5:45Abdiel-class cruisers beat distance with speed and minesNotable Point