Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Minesweepers

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  1. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:05:39What specialist minesweepers add to converted trawlersQ&A
  2. Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?
    28:44Alliance specialisation and missing mine-warfare capacityNotable Point
  3. 14 Acts and 7 Classes - the story of the USN Interwar Destroyers
    2:09:36The 1937 auxiliary act ordered one ship of each needed support typeChapter
  4. If WWII is delayed, what do the Warships of the 1950s look like?
    1:05:45Mine warfare can misdirect escort productionNotable Point
  5. Building the Royal Canadian Navy for WWII
    20:29Wartime expansion favored smaller escortsChapter
  6. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    31:40Keeping control during the Rajang River confrontationQ&A
  7. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    6:41:17Why minesweepers receive little historical attentionQ&A
  8. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    7:34:16When wood or composite makes sense for a minesweeperQ&A
  9. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    5:56:13A Canadian path to replacing the Kingston classQ&A
  10. Leadership of the 1930 London Naval Treaty
    2:42:50How British sloops used the gunboat exemptionQ&A
  11. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...
    1:28:17The missing escorts in Japan's Circle One programmeQ&A
  12. Hunting Submarines from WWI to Present Day; How Aircraft, Ships & Submarines Work Together?
    8:38Submarine minelaying shaped Royal Navy escortsChapter
  13. WWI in the English Channel... A Primer on Years of Hard Forgotten Fighting
    1:07:00The February 1918 raid devastates the barrage patrolChapter
  14. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    2:22:07A wartime Napier Deltic production lineQ&A
  15. Bruships 136: Some Books & Some Questions Answered
    1:23:26A Royal Navy minesweeper officer's memoirQ&A
  16. Sloops Adaptability of Presence
    30:02The Flower-class answer to World War I minesChapter
  17. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate Part 2 of 2
    1:10:44Gallipoli's warning, mines, and missed optionsNotable Point
  18. 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
  19. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    1:24:39How Britain might answer a German mining strategyQ&A
  20. The Navigation Acts (1651/1660/1663/1670/1673/1696/1733/1764)
    1:22:11What were the Royal Navy's last wooden vessels?Q&A
  21. Help I Inadvertently Built a Super Bismarck...
    1:16:38Could mass minelaying submarines close British waters?Q&A
  22. Help I Inadvertently Built a Super Bismarck...
    1:21:35Minesweeping requirements shaped escort fittingsNotable Point
  23. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    51:25HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen escapes disguised as an islandNotable Point
  24. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:31:23Treaty-exempt small ships and missed procurementNotable Point
  25. Gunboats of the 1920s, 1930s & WWII including Dragonfly Class
    1:47:04American PGM gunboats and the PT-boat speed mismatchNotable Point
  26. Bruships 98: Steam Engines (both maritime and rail), random & naval questions
    24:41RAF minesweepers may have supported aircrew recoveryQ&A
  27. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    3:18:03John Lambert's drawings expose the engineering detail of escort weaponsChapter
  28. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    33:54Steel degaussing versus wooden minesweeper hullsQ&A
  29. Brummer Class (1915): Long Patrol (Year of the Cruiser)
    23:17Gun layout and mine-warfare dutiesNotable Point
  30. Bruships 65: Naval History Books & Questions Answered
    3:37:11From minesweeping to distributed mine countermeasuresQ&A
  31. Bruships 55: New Books
    4:06:50Could German minesweepers clear a route for Sea Lion?Q&A
  32. Churchill's Iniatives (WWI); Long patrol p4/4 - Gallipoli
    3:11Joint push through the DardanellesChapter
  33. Bruships 48: Reading History
    1:54:13Bangor-class minesweepers as small sloop-like escortsQ&A
  34. Robert Sherbrooke: Patreon 21, Notable Commanders, Long Patrol Part 2
    20:49The German pincer and HMS Bramble's delaying fightChapter
  35. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol Part 4, Lord Clive Class M10-13
    28:01Sanda and the drifters pay for a convincing feintNotable Point
  36. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s
    14:44Mine warfare ships as Royal Naval Reserve anchorsChapter
  37. Bruships 37: New Books & Some More Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects
    3:43:29Minesweeping versus stand-off mine countermeasuresNotable Point
  38. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    3:24:13The unequal 1916 Dogger Bank actionNotable Point
  39. Bruships 23 - New Book Review
    2:51:36A cold-weather replacement for Canada's Kingston classQ&A
  40. Patreon 9 – “Suez goes hot in 1956” by Martin Doherty
    1:36:58Mine Warfare and Repair Support at SuezQ&A
  41. Flower Class Shorts no 5: HMS Coreopsis
    2:02From Flower-class vessel to modern sloop conceptChapter
  42. Flower Class Shorts no 5: HMS Coreopsis
    2:26Why peacetime small ships needed several rolesNotable Point
  43. Flower Class Shorts no 4: HMS Polyanthus
    0:18A simple minesweeper built to survive a blastNotable Point
  44. Sloops of the Interwar a Long Patrol
    7:23The scale of interwar small-ship ordersNotable Point
  45. Sloops of the Interwar a Long Patrol
    51:07Grimsby and Kingfisher adaptabilityChapter
  46. Flower Class Shorts no 1: HMS Foxglove
    0:01HMS Foxglove's three-decade Acacia-class careerChapter
  47. Flower Class Shorts no 1: HMS Foxglove
    0:30Foxglove's compact hull and proportionsNotable Point
  48. Flower Class Shorts no 1: HMS Foxglove
    1:02Foxglove's armament changed during serviceNotable Point
  49. Flower Class Shorts no 1: HMS Foxglove
    1:34From World War I minesweeping to wider wartime serviceNotable Point
  50. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    2:21French and Dutch ships in the Far Eastern balanceChapter
  51. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    20:29Worked-up destroyer flotillas and forward reservesNotable Point
  52. Bru Ships Episode 13: Weapons, Both Personal & Ship, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:57:48A World War II class least desirable to serve inQ&A
  53. An Introduction to From the Sea... How Navies Influence Land Campaigns.
    51:33Sea control let the Commonwealth set the paceNotable Point
  54. 50th Live Special: What, Why & How of Armed Forces…
    35:38Layered naval presence and crisis responseChapter
  55. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    13:55The Basset class as an economical convoy defenderChapter
  56. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    16:16The Basset class as a risk-fleet escortNotable Point
  57. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    20:20The Admirable class and the overloaded minesweeper problemChapter
  58. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    45:07Halcyons and Bangors combined sweeping with escort workNotable Point
  59. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    56:49Destroyer conversions shaped American minesweeper expectationsNotable Point
  60. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:11:20Why finding a minefield matters as much as sweeping itQ&A
  61. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:19:51Michael Clapp holds fire under pressureNotable Point
  62. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:31:16How aircraft helped minesweepers find dangerQ&A
  63. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:38:19The Halcyon class and purpose-built minesweepingQ&A
  64. Minesweepers, Torpedo Boats & Gunboats – the ‘Littleships’ of the big war
    1:51:40Why the Admirable class needed so many sailorsNotable Point
  65. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    1:27How the London Naval Treaty defined little shipsChapter
  66. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    8:43HMS Bassett as an ocean-going trawler prototypeChapter
  67. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    12:15Admirable-class minesweepers packed escort weapons into a small hullNotable Point
  68. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 1 of 2
    14:41Italy's RD-class minesweepers carried an old fleet through another warChapter
  69. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    3:47What made an interwar sloopChapter
  70. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    25:53Halcyon minesweepers grew from sloop designNotable Point
  71. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    31:37HMS Bramble fought Admiral HipperNotable Point
  72. Sloops during the Inter-War – what were they for?
    1:25:54Why the sloop role declined after 1945Q&A