Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Naval Navigation

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  1. The "M" Class destroyers of WWI: The Grand Fleet's Workhorses...
    31:05Opal's loss in severe weather and a navigation errorChapter
  2. Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...
    36:10Orzeł escapes its guards and tries to replace its chartsNotable Point
  3. Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...
    38:16Lighthouse references and radio repairs bring Orzeł to BritainNotable Point
  4. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    56:33Saratoga raids Panama and is caught on recoveryChapter
  5. Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off
    1:20:44Outdated charts and Ewen Southby-Tailyour's local knowledgeNotable Point
  6. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    6:17:21Why protected steering positions had no windowsQ&A
  7. Lord Howard of Effingham: Leadership of a Disparate Band of Individualists... the 'English Fleet'
    1:22:30Storms finish an Armada already driven out of formationNotable Point
  8. Around the world without Fresh Air: USS Triton and Operation Sandblast
    54:46Planning a submerged route around the worldNotable Point
  9. Around the world without Fresh Air: USS Triton and Operation Sandblast
    57:56Fathometer failure turns deep water into a navigation riskNotable Point
  10. Around the world without Fresh Air: USS Triton and Operation Sandblast
    1:08:34Sandblast changes habitability and undersea navigation practiceNotable Point
  11. Operation Frankton: The Cockleshell Heroes
    51:28Tuna's report exposes the insertion problemChapter
  12. The Other 7th of December Harbour Attack: Operation Frankton, aka the Cockleshell Heroes
    1:21:12A closer canoe launch required precise navigation around RAF minesNotable Point
  13. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:56Brest's tides, reefs, and three difficult exitsChapter
  14. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    1:43:46Copenhagen's defences and Hardy's soundingsChapter
  15. If the January 1939 Tsingtao incident leads to war, how does RN carrier force fair against IJN?
    37:19How carrier beacons and illuminated floats supported night recoveryNotable Point
  16. Bruships 93: Soviet Navy Books & Random Books
    3:20:26Chart secrecy and the slow adoption of Mercator navigationChapter
  17. Edgar(1890) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Part 10
    15:30HMS Hawke's collision with RMS OlympicNotable Point
  18. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    28:50How narrowly Nelson missed the French fleet at EgyptQ&A
  19. Patreon 55: History of Survey Ships in the Royal Navy
    18:30Why survey ships matter to trade and naval operationsChapter
  20. Patreon 55: History of Survey Ships in the Royal Navy
    44:23How Admiralty hydrography became an institutionChapter
  21. Patreon 55: History of Survey Ships in the Royal Navy
    1:06:22Samuel Pepys and the demand for reliable coastal chartsQ&A
  22. Patreon 55: History of Survey Ships in the Royal Navy
    1:09:15Learning navigation requires the boat as well as the chartQ&A
  23. The 614th Running the Gauntlet: Six Books Reviewed (Long Patrol)
    32:52Bathurst corvette bridge design and the radar transitionNotable Point
  24. Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)
    0:05Why carrier homing beacons matteredChapter
  25. Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)
    6:05How a rotating beacon guides an aircraft homeNotable Point
  26. Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)
    15:00Why early beacons depended on specialist aircrewNotable Point
  27. Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)
    25:23North reference makes homing easierNotable Point
  28. Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)
    36:12The Type 72DP reduces the aircrew burdenChapter
  29. Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)
    41:31The precision watches behind the beacon systemNotable Point
  30. Naval Fire Support of the WWI Western Front: Long Patrol, Part 5, Marshal Ney Class
    23:08Dover Patrol monitors gain range but lose control in tidal watersChapter
  31. Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)
    24:34Sicilian currents buy time for Duquesne's reinforcementNotable Point
  32. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...
    10:55The Blackburn Blackburn as a dedicated fleet spotterNotable Point
  33. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:23:28Six-and-a-half-hour sorties end with one minor landing accidentNotable Point
  34. Bilgepumps Taranto 80 part 2 of 3: Fleet Air Arm's Finest Hour
    1:24:05Why British carrier aircraft carried observersQ&A
  35. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    35:15Altmark's long evasion of the Royal NavyChapter
  36. T he Altmark 80 Videos in Full
    46:28How confined fjord waters shaped the interceptionChapter