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- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!7:14Uncrewed escorts push crewed frigates into cruiser functionsChapter
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!51:30Strong sensors and shallow magazines answer different problemsNotable Point
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!55:44French and Italian FREMMs occupy different places in their fleetsNotable Point
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!1:23:40Chinese and Russian frigates answer different fleet problemsChapter
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!1:27:03Germany's endurance frigates and the limits of patrol armamentChapter
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!1:47:18American frigate requirements include endurance and diplomacyChapter
- Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!1:56:55French medium frigates and the deterrent value of being seenNotable Point
- Destroyer Leaders: Where did they come from and why?16:49How destroyer leaders could release cruisers for global dutiesNotable Point
- Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?1:08:33Why maritime security depends on patrol-vessel numbersNotable Point
- Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live3:36:36Thaon di Revel: patrol ships, light frigates and visible presenceQ&A
- China's Type 54 Frigate: Mass Production and Tactical Balance0:00Why China's frigates prioritize ASW and presenceChapter
- China's Type 54 Frigate: Mass Production and Tactical Balance10:36Frigate presence and the signal sent by a destroyerNotable Point
- Nilgiri Class... A Great Indian Frigate1:26Quieter frigates and a distinctive Indian designNotable Point
- Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:21:20FFX as a patrol frigate for persistent naval presenceQ&A
- Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:24:56Why Coast Guard deployment cannot cover every presence missionQ&A
- Bruships 263: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:26:14Presence ships free destroyers for maintenance and trainingNotable Point
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)10:19Diesel propulsion and the ASWF escort missionChapter
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)45:17Human presence in the Baltic's grey zoneNotable Point
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:00:53Argentina's lightly armed naval patrol vesselsNotable Point
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:03:55Naval guns as visible diplomatic signalsNotable Point
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:21:30FF(X), naval presence, and the lessons of LCS and ConstellationChapter
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:24:41A cutter-derived patrol frigate for US naval presenceChapter
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:29:01FF(X) endurance and independent patrol workNotable Point
- The Big Frigate Discussion: ASWFs, F110s & Pohjanmaas vs Gowind, European Patrol Corvette & FF(X)1:29:55How a small sloop could signal the fleet behind itNotable Point
- What happens to the Navys if the Washington Treaty is held off till 1927?52:45Italian cruisers for overseas presenceNotable Point
- Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...53:11A possible Arrowhead 140 frigate for ChileQ&A
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow 2: T54, Istanbul & Gorshkov vs Thaon di Revel, Tamandare & Chungnam14:07Type 054B range, helicopter and presence roleNotable Point
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow 2: T54, Istanbul & Gorshkov vs Thaon di Revel, Tamandare & Chungnam58:43PPA task-group support and patrol presenceNotable Point
- Five Doomsday Weapons of the Sci-fi universes, and the theories of Deterrence... why do they fail?15:57From mutual destruction to graduated naval signalsChapter
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs54:14Type 31 as the task group's defensive goalkeeperChapter
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs1:04:09FDI combines combat utility with visible presenceChapter
- Key Frigates of Today & Tomorrow: Type 26s, FREMMs & Nilgiris vs Mogami, Type 31s & FDIs1:12:25FDI as a Baltic principal combatant and export demonstratorChapter
- Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:44:51Why Taiwan uses large amphibious ships around the SpratlysQ&A
- Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:07:55What a Malaysian frigate can do before its missiles arriveQ&A
- Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:01:28Why visible guns still matter for naval deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:06:38Warrior, Gloire, and the public image of naval technologyNotable Point
- Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?30:39Freedom of navigation in contested watersChapter
- Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?50:33Why navies handle peacetime diplomacyChapter
- Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?1:20:51Diplomatic trust requires regular presenceQ&A
- Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?1:32:38Can a frigate navy sustain Russian status?Q&A
- Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?2:03:18Indian Navy port visits as long-term diplomacyChapter
- Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?2:55:30Naval presence as a deterrent signalQ&A
- Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 221:30How navies might answer a 40,000-ton Chinese surface combatantQ&A
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...39:07Presence tasking explains the cruiser shortage problemNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...42:05Allied warships cannot fully substitute for national presenceNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...45:15Global trade made early naval presence cheaper than crisis responseNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...54:11Collective security did not erase Britain's own naval tasksChapter
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...55:20Olympic security showed the limits of replacing police with hired staffNotable Point
- Britain's Cold War Destroyers: Logically Building for the War they didn't Fight...1:03:37Deterrence required both persistent patrols and a credible heavy forceNotable Point
- Ironclads go Two Decker....8:38Large frigates made Warrior a natural British answerChapter
- Ironclads go Two Decker....38:15Britain could build separate ironclad battle and frigate fleetsNotable Point
- Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?32:26Presence missions keep producing cruiser-sized shipsNotable Point
- Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?37:28Cruiser endurance includes food and independent repairNotable Point
- Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?54:26Naval presence turns capability into influenceNotable Point
- Why do Modern Warships just keep getting bigger?1:12:25How can navies address warship growth without further fleet cuts?Q&A
- If WWII is delayed, what do the Warships of the 1950s look like?33:29Light carriers bring aviation to distant cruiser stationsNotable Point
- If WWII is delayed, what do the Warships of the 1950s look like?38:12A four-tier hierarchy links ships to crisis-management rolesNotable Point
- If WWII is delayed, what do the Warships of the 1950s look like?53:23American destroyer procurement favours prestige over numbersNotable Point
- If WWII is delayed, what do the Warships of the 1950s look like?56:44Large destroyers become small cruisers in practiceNotable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be34:43Older destroyers absorb the risks of presence missionsNotable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be37:17Shenzhen's flagship spaces supported an overseas diplomatic careerNotable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be1:14:42A stronger task group also becomes a more valuable targetNotable Point
- Modern Chinese Destroyers: How the Current People's Liberation Army Navy's surface ships came to be1:37:02Peacetime presence demands restraint while collecting signaturesNotable Point
- Operation Deadlight(not Deadbeat)... scuttling U-Boats(Live)1:34:00Why the Allies did not stage a three-navy disposal contestQ&A
- Operation Deadlight(not Deadbeat)... scuttling U-Boats(Live)1:34:42Why peacetime naval presence still requires warshipsNotable Point
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet8:19Surface ships make power visible without firingNotable Point
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet11:39Gorshkov's book makes a case for naval investmentNotable Point
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet12:20Continuous destroyer building links presence to securityNotable Point
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet20:55Cuba exposes the Soviet surface-fleet gapChapter
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet44:00Bastion defense requires global diversionChapter
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet1:00:01Sovremenny turns a destroyer into a status shipNotable Point
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet1:03:19Steam reliability protects visible Soviet powerNotable Point
- The Reality of Soviet Naval Presence in the Cold War: Destroyers are the Fleet1:06:54Destroyer mass supports Soviet cruiser prestigeChapter
- Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?55:09American participation and the argument for naval presenceNotable Point
- Cheatimus Maximus Washington Naval Treaty: What happens if all the powers do all the cheats?58:28F3 appearance as a personal argument about naval presenceNotable Point
- Why the different major navies used Cruiser Aviation in the 1920s&30s...27:34French floatplanes project presence beyond cruiser numbersNotable Point
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?1:26How the frigate name became tied to cruisingChapter
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?11:44HMS Warrior shows that ship-type growth is not newChapter
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?15:52Why the 10,000-ton global warship keeps returningNotable Point
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?17:59How cruisers and sloops inherited the cruising missionChapter
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?22:31Third rates added weight to frigate diplomacyNotable Point
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?35:32American and Soviet cruisers served different strategic needsChapter
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?38:22A multipolar world restores the naval presence missionChapter
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?42:12Patrol vessels and cruisers offer different levels of presenceNotable Point
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?48:09Mission bays can carry workshops for long deploymentsNotable Point
- Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?1:04:24Port visits explain why diplomacy still needs crewed shipsNotable Point
- Why are Modern Warships getting bigger? (Live)1:37:34An account of naval cover for events in IrelandNotable Point
- Why are Modern Warships getting bigger? (Live)1:38:20French frigates as a visible commitment to interveneNotable Point
- Type 26 & Type 31 Frigate Program Updates: City, Hunter, River(Destroyer), Inspiration & the rest!30:23What a modern light frigate is forChapter
- Future Fleets: Some Ideas of Naval Warfare12:04Modern frigates and destroyers still perform the cruising roleChapter
- Trumps Battleship; A Naval History view on what we know of the Defiant Class so far38:53A battleship name for a cruiser missionNotable Point
- Trumps Battleship; A Naval History view on what we know of the Defiant Class so far42:44A proposed ladder of naval presence and deterrenceChapter
- Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:13:14Would Arsenal Birds reduce the number of carriers needed?Q&A
- What the Frigates up with our Frigates? A Bilgepumps Christmas 2025 @Drachinifel& @wgowshipping15:21The War of 1812 illustrates a reversal in frigate needsNotable Point
- What the Frigates up with our Frigates? A Bilgepumps Christmas 2025 @Drachinifel& @wgowshipping18:15Crewed frigates could command uncrewed escort groupsChapter
- What the Frigates up with our Frigates? A Bilgepumps Christmas 2025 @Drachinifel& @wgowshipping1:40:10Visitor facilities explain apparently excessive ship toiletsNotable Point
- Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?1:24:33Commonwealth patrol relief during the Falklands WarNotable Point
- Chatting Books, Amazon & Youtube with Glynn Stewart: #2historians #scifi23:51Pacific commitments with only a few frigatesNotable Point
- Chatting Books, Amazon & Youtube with Glynn Stewart: #2historians #scifi27:19Why patrolling Jupiter is harder than patrolling EarthNotable Point
- Commodore Michael Clapp & the 1982 Falklands War; #2Historians 2025 starts off35:47A commanding officer as an informal diplomatChapter
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II3:58:35Why North Korean destroyers and submarines serve different purposesQ&A
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II3:59:56When a submarine's mission is to be seenNotable Point
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II4:19:32What the Executor reveals about presence and force distributionQ&A
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II5:14:16Concentrating a Star Wars fleet against one systemQ&A
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy I1:09:01Presence missions as visible maritime diplomacyQ&A
- Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy I2:03:23Why Ambassador is an odd name for a capital shipQ&A
- Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov: The Architect Behind and the Face of the Soviet Navy49:15Balanced fleet versus a single-purpose strategic fleetChapter
- Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov: The Architect Behind and the Face of the Soviet Navy52:30Gorshkov writes for deterrence and conflict managementNotable Point
- Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov: The Architect Behind and the Face of the Soviet Navy1:00:23Local wars and the option value of naval powerChapter
- Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...42:50Fisher's obsolete ships still carried global missionsQ&A
- Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:18:13Absalon's flexible deck and routine naval presenceNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft5:41Sloops, frigates, and dual-purpose presence shipsChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft9:55Presence combines intelligence, information, and visibilityNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft13:55Collective security depends on national participationNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft16:14Soft and hard power become useful through presenceChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft20:27Surface ships turn deterrence into visible diplomacyChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft24:30Deterrent messages must be clear and credibleNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft34:40Successful deterrence looks like an unnecessary expenseNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft49:23Perry-class frigates offered scalable American presenceChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft1:01:16Mine loadouts turn a small sloop into a local deterrentNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft1:07:29Presence gives smaller navies a seat at the tableChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft1:09:03American heavy frigates bought status without a battle fleetChapter
- Procuring for Peace First Draft1:12:48Impact visibility magnifies intermittent presenceNotable Point
- Procuring for Peace First Draft1:31:01Uncrewed vessels can extend but not replace presenceNotable Point
- Flagships for the Dominions; What if the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty gives the Dominions Flagships?43:00The Royal Navy still needs a new cruiser fleetNotable Point
- Darings to Countys... and beyond; How Royal Navy Fleet Destroyer design evolved in the Missile Age23:11A destroyer navy preserved postwar global presenceChapter
- Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships10:25Why naval eras overlap for decadesNotable Point
- #2Historians Live: With @Drachinifel comes to chat & build UAD Dreadnoughts that Almost were P33:39:30Choosing between flagship space and extra armorNotable Point
- Bruships 210: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:49:52River-class OPVs continue the historical sloop roleQ&A
- Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:04:33A modern British cruiser based on Kirov's missionQ&A
- Grumman A6 Intruder: Utilty Bomb Truck that gave Aircraft Carriers Reach, Punch & Flexibility30:31The Intruder in Cold War presence and combat operationsNotable Point
- Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence40:20The Flying Squadron demonstrated global naval reachChapter
- Procurement for Peace: Second Draft(Part 1)10:30Why warships combine combat and diplomatic utilityChapter
- Admiral Sergey Gorshkov: Life, Lessons & Writings of the man who Conceived the Cold War Soviet Navy6:42Gorshkov turned sea-power theory into procurement for peaceNotable Point
- Admiral Sergey Gorshkov: Life, Lessons & Writings of the man who Conceived the Cold War Soviet Navy1:38:23A balanced fleet mixes forces for war and conflict managementNotable Point
- Admiral Sergey Gorshkov: Life, Lessons & Writings of the man who Conceived the Cold War Soviet Navy2:42:55Small ships make a globally distributed balanced fleet affordableQ&A
- Attacking Pearl Harbour: The Decisions that led to the Japanese Planning…2:32:22The case for a 10,000-ton threshold for global warfightingNotable Point
- Bruships 191: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:00:13Why a politically driven 15-inch cruiser might still matterQ&A
- Bruships 191: Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:12:26Why the Soviet Navy planned so many missile cruisersQ&A
- What makes an Admiral, but not a Captain?49:03Captaincy combines diplomacy, psychology, and command temperamentChapter
- 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?12:15Battleships as peacetime presence and conflict-management shipsChapter
- 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?23:24A visible presence ship between a frigate and a carrier groupChapter
- 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?24:50Surfaced submarines trade stealth for presenceNotable Point
- 21st Century Battleship: What would a battleship built today need to be a battleship?30:18Big guns turn presence into public signalingNotable Point
- So you want to Build a Battleship today? For the 21st Century? Naval History Live47:17A self-defending capital ship fills the gap below a carrier groupChapter
- Greenwich Naval College: The Royal Navy's University of Command1:02:00The Falklands analogy separates political will from capabilityNotable Point
- Bruships 181: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:03:42The naval cost of policing global sea lanesNotable Point
- Bruships 181: Naval History Questions Answered Live...2:21:05Why navies repeatedly develop light, medium, and heavy shipsQ&A
- Guard Ships: What they were & What they are... Key Ship Series 922:41What guard ship means in the modern Royal NavyChapter
- Flotillas of the Danube (Continued)22:06British gunboats as a visible presence on the DanubeNotable Point
- Flotillas of the Danube1:50:16Small patrol craft protect scarce major warships from routine dutiesNotable Point
- What if HMS Nelson & HMS Rodney were built for speed?40:20F3 speed and common ammunition offered peacetime and wartime flexibilityChapter
- What if HMS Nelson & HMS Rodney were built for speed?47:57Fast Nelsons would give Britain a sustainable six-ship mobile forceChapter
- What if HMS Nelson & HMS Rodney were built for speed?1:07:05Visible fast ships could strengthen deterrence and challenge Italy's speed advantageNotable Point
- What if HMS Nelson & HMS Rodney were built for speed?1:12:16A Mediterranean base could send the flying squadron east or westNotable Point
- Tribal Class of 1907: The WWI Channel Response Force0:00Why 1907 destroyers were short-range response shipsChapter
- Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'10:46Station flagships made naval deterrence scalableNotable Point
- Frigating Tiger Cubs: WWI if the Royal Navy builds some 9.2in armed 'Dreadnought Cruisers'1:27:07Global deployment without wasting battlecruisersChapter
- Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!11:32Numbers create naval presenceNotable Point
- Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!23:29Third rates for a global empireChapter
- Kuznetsov Class Aircraft Carriers: Smoking the Mazut18:29STOBAR operations and the diplomatic value of carriersNotable Point
- The Current Carrier Generation: War is over/War has yet to begin1:30:20India's case for carrier presence and availabilityNotable Point
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage6:10Why a carrier group became America’s strongest diplomatic signalNotable Point
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage14:06The carrier’s symbolic burden grows as the fleet loses capability spreadNotable Point
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage1:47:21The 600-ship Navy carried greater aviation densityNotable Point
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage1:49:36Long-lived carriers return to a multipolar worldChapter
- The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage2:11:12Visible carrier deterrence and hidden submarine deterrenceChapter
- Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!43:04Guided-missile cruisers inherited a destroyer-leader problemQ&A
- Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!52:46French colonial ironclads carried armored presence overseasNotable Point
- Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!1:07:09The treaty exemptions that preserved sloops and gunboatsQ&A
- Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!2:07:02More interwar cruisers expand imperial presenceQ&A
- Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!2:43:21Without cruiser caps, Britain builds the planned forceQ&A
- Scuttlebutt Three: Chatting with Drach, British War Plans and Lots of Carrier Stuff1:31Warfighting power, presence, and historical judgmentNotable Point
- Check Campaign 23: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign1:10:34Old warships as imperial presence and invasion tonnageQ&A
- Bruships 155: Last time answering naval history questions from the Brushack?3:34:34An Alaska-sized nuclear Long BeachQ&A
- Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 1044:10Raisonnable's worldwide service and long afterlifeNotable Point
- Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 101:19:47Nassau and the quiet value of presenceNotable Point
- The Drivers of the Evolution of Carrier Air Groups...24:28Conflict management joins deterrence, presence, and communicationChapter
- The Drivers of the Evolution of Carrier Air Groups...33:42Amphibious forces supported intervention in Sierra LeoneNotable Point
- The Drivers of the Evolution of Carrier Air Groups...54:08Carrier air power helps deter a move against BelizeNotable Point
- The Drivers of the Evolution of Carrier Air Groups...2:46:47Ark Royal's height combined seakeeping with visible powerNotable Point
- What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!51:20Hermes is a presence and information carrierChapter
- What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!1:14:27Treaty tonnage limits close off a Hermes-style fleetChapter
- What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!1:18:21Hōshō, Langley, and Hermes embody three national strategiesNotable Point
- Bruships 144: Some Books(Can't Find Lego Cam Sorry) & Naval History Questions1:10:43What a British Ticonderoga counterpart might have looked likeQ&A
- The Soviet Man of Steel wants Bigs Ships: Stalin joins the Naval Treaties!30:01Cruisers as the empire's presence fleetNotable Point
- Check Campaign 7: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign1:53:23Designing a light cruiser for worldwide presenceChapter
- Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time2:51:55Lamotte-Picquet cruisers give France a useful Mediterranean presenceQ&A
- Old Crocks at War: The Value of Reserve Ships to Navys in WWI13:30A crew shortage need not end a ship's careerChapter
- Old Crocks at War: The Value of Reserve Ships to Navys in WWI34:28Presence duties and the World War II reserve shortfallNotable Point
- Old Crocks at War: The Value of Reserve Ships to Navys in WWI1:21:53Reserve fleets make wartime mass possibleNotable Point
- Old Crocks at War: The Value of Reserve Ships to Navys in WWI1:25:41General-purpose Type 23s released specialists for harder missionsNotable Point
- Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!1:50:55A mandated nuclear cruiser escort forceQ&A
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence0:48Sloops as adaptable small warshipsChapter
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence9:38Presence turns access into conflict managementChapter
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence12:00When up-arming a patrol ship hides a fleet gapNotable Point
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence16:40Presence ships need lean, supportable equipmentNotable Point
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence17:47Deterrence without unnecessary provocationNotable Point
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence22:14Fisher replaces old presence ships with spectacleChapter
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence52:13HMS Tamar as a modern presence shipChapter
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence57:27Routine ship visits create quiet diplomatic accessNotable Point
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence59:55Small-ship presence needs big-ship backingChapter
- Sloops Adaptability of Presence1:04:23Choosing the right ship for each threat levelNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?8:00How wartime escorts became peacetime presence shipsChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?22:05Fishery protection teaches presence and restraintChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?25:07The best-timed naval visit is continuous presenceChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?35:07Fisher's efficiency reforms weakened routine presenceChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?40:33Presence ships need diplomatic facilities alongside weaponsNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?43:57Why battlecruiser visits led back to light-cruiser numbersChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?51:33Frequent small visits compound naval influenceNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?1:01:53Media magnifies visits but cannot replace themNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?1:04:59Would surplus pre-dreadnoughts become station ships?Q&A
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?1:24:53Flower-class sloops as task-group security shipsNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?1:50:03Interwar sloops helped build Dominion naviesChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?2:03:55Why naval officers entered diplomacyQ&A
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?2:34:53River-class OPVs as modern presence squadronsChapter
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?2:36:37Why Royal Navy sloops omitted torpedoesQ&A
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?2:50:35Sandown minehunters continued the minesweeping-sloop roleNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?2:55:15River Batch 2 trades heavy weapons for endurance and peopleNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?3:12:22Presence ships need austere, off-the-shelf systemsNotable Point
- Patreon 91: Flower class sloops: The most key ship of the 20th century?3:39:27More modest hulls improve force generationChapter
- HMS Diamond(1950) D35: Presence without Conviction is no Detterence - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 88:08Warships as the visible clothing of a stateNotable Point
- HMS Diamond(1950) D35: Presence without Conviction is no Detterence - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 816:28Sixteen Darings planned, eight builtChapter
- HMS Diamond(1950) D35: Presence without Conviction is no Detterence - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 844:20Big destroyers preserved a cruiser-like imageNotable Point
- HMS Diamond(1950) D35: Presence without Conviction is no Detterence - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 848:05Reserve ships as insurance for refits and crisesChapter
- HMS Diamond(1950) D35: Presence without Conviction is no Detterence - Key Ship Series 7 Ship 852:16Persistent presence masks the strain of crisis responseNotable Point
- Stalingrad Class: Stalin's Ship Dreams - KSS2 S7 Comment Response14:39Why wartime weapons do not erase peacetime naval presenceNotable Point
- Stalingrad Class: Stalin's Ship Dreams - KSS2 S7 Comment Response22:16A NATO command cruiser as the peacetime answerNotable Point
- Who killed the Battleship? / Why no more battleships?22:22Cost, capability, and the missing peer threatChapter
- Huáscar: KSS1 S7 Comment Response7:47Huáscar inspires a counterfactual for US monitorsNotable Point
- Bruships 130: Battleships1:52:01The US Navy's missing steps in presence and escalationQ&A
- Bruships 130: Battleships1:58:59How graduated naval presence deters conflictChapter
- Bruships 130: Battleships2:05:29A cruiser response to a 1920s hostage crisisQ&A
- Bruships 130: Battleships2:15:29Designing visible steps into a presence fleetQ&A
- Bruships 130: Battleships2:16:38What 137 cruisers would mean for British sea powerQ&A
- Future Maritime Strategy: Beyond Cable and Corbett17:37Forward bases depend on political accessChapter
- Future Maritime Strategy: Beyond Cable and Corbett54:01Naval presence needs forces appropriate to the threatChapter
- Check Campaign: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign11:27Distributing a fleet for global presenceNotable Point
- Check Campaign: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign18:23Balancing transport capacity, research, training, and fleet readinessNotable Point
- Check Campaign: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign1:29:18Defending Singapore through fleet strength and regional depthQ&A
- Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 232:20From royal escorts to the Singtao confrontationChapter
- Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 240:34Space made the Towns adaptable presence shipsChapter
- Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 242:35Cold War bipolarity masked the need for presence shipsNotable Point
- Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 243:05Presence fleets were planned in generationsNotable Point
- Town Class(1936): Building for Presence - Key Ships Reserve Series, Ship 256:47What makes a warship project presenceNotable Point
- Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare1:20:08Why South American states did not aid Germany moreNotable Point
- Dunkerque Class: Fast Battleship or Battle Cruiser? - Key Ships Series 6, Ship 744:37The class suited distant presence and crisis responseNotable Point
- A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 914:28Why cruiser numbers sustain a global fleetNotable Point
- A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 91:52:36Managing a cruiser fleet dispersed around the worldNotable Point
- HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 948:42Sloops, frigates, and constabulary naval presenceNotable Point
- HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 950:09Escalating from presence to a deterrent ship visitChapter
- The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must9:04Naval presence and deterrent reinforcementChapter
- USS North Dakota(BB-29): The USN's First True Dreadnought - Key Ships Series 5, Episode 830:45Malta and the constraints on a global US NavyNotable Point
- Scharnhorst Class: The Quality of the Kaiserliche Marine - Key Ships Series 5, Episode 63:34An overseas cruiser for the East Asia SquadronChapter
- Scharnhorst Class: The Quality of the Kaiserliche Marine - Key Ships Series 5, Episode 627:20Presence, prestige, and a balanced designNotable Point
- Being the Benchmark Navy: It has Costs as well as Benefits5:22Presence ships and the appearance of powerNotable Point
- Being the Benchmark Navy: It has Costs as well as Benefits16:53The force-structure burden of global presenceNotable Point
- A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: Building a Battle Cruiser Navy... part 51:19:37Building 128 light cruisers for global port defenseChapter
- Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough17:14Why fourth rates suited distant stationsChapter
- A150 & BB64; After Yamato - Key Ship Series 4, Ships 76:23Making battle-fleet strength visible as deterrenceNotable Point
- A150 & BB64; After Yamato - Key Ship Series 4, Ships 732:27French treaty parity and the cost of global presenceNotable Point
- Number 13 Class: Dreams of Yamatos - Key Ship Series 4, Ship 66:02More Daring-class destroyers and postwar naval presenceNotable Point
- What the Governments at the 1922 Washington Treaty wanted...1:22:27Equal ratios and unequal global commitmentsNotable Point
- Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock5:31From ironclad frigates to separate battleships and cruisersNotable Point
- Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock9:14Invincible's turret layout and manoeuvrabilityNotable Point
- Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock10:37Blücher and the lower-status cruiser alternativeNotable Point
- Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock32:23Indefatigable and Dominion sea powerNotable Point
- Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock57:26Battlecruiser labels and the capital-ship spectrumNotable Point
- Battle Cruisers, Battle-Cruisers & Battlecruisers of pre-WWI design stock1:38:27G3 and the road to fast battleshipsChapter
- Ticonderoga Class: Comment Response34:21Modern escorts have inherited cruiser missionsNotable Point
- Belknap Class & Truxton: Comment Response10:12Presence ships create an escalation ladderChapter
- Belknap Class & Truxton: Comment Response16:46Independent presence missions for nuclear cruisersNotable Point
- What would battleship and cruiser guns look like If modern technology were applied to them?29:34Cruiser labels, destroyer leaders, and independent presenceNotable Point
- Slava Class: Comment Response4:26Hood's prestige role versus an operational flagshipNotable Point
- Slava Class: Comment Response8:48Why Slava was not simply a Kara replacementQ&A
- Stalins Dream Fleets & the Potential Responses12:29Why completed Soviet capital ships would demand a responseNotable Point
- Bruships 113: Jutland1:06:22When patrol-vessel numbers exceed the missionsQ&A
- Alfred Thayer Mahan: Justifying a Navy to a Continent5:43Visible presence and real naval securityNotable Point
- Alfred Thayer Mahan: Justifying a Navy to a Continent47:20The Spanish-American War made the case for cruisersNotable Point
- Dragonfly Class and other Gunboats Service in WWII1:19:56How did sloops serve beyond the battle fleet?Q&A
- USS Wichita: Comment Response41:28Treaty heavy-cruiser size gapQ&A
- Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?1:11:00The political cost of Far Eastern alliance aidNotable Point
- US Nuclear Powered Cruisers: Long Beach to Arkansas - The Atom Unleashed34:17Operation Sea Orbit demonstrated global nuclear reachNotable Point
- US Nuclear Powered Cruisers: Long Beach to Arkansas - The Atom Unleashed35:34Decolonization gave naval presence political weightChapter
- US Nuclear Powered Cruisers: Long Beach to Arkansas - The Atom Unleashed42:20Nuclear cruisers raised the stakes of naval presenceNotable Point
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers12:37Why naval presence and deterrence resist measurementChapter
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers21:01Why Tribal-class ships remained destroyersQ&A
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers24:58Why ships make diplomatic presence comparatively easyQ&A
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers38:38Denmark and Singapore scale cruiser-like presenceNotable Point
- 1860-1960 A Hundred Years of Gun Cruisers46:01When a naval-presence bluff is calledNotable Point
- Soviet Navy 1918-19911:39:09Stalingrad battlecruisers and the argument for postwar naval presenceChapter
- Soviet Navy 1918-19913:06:47Gorshkov designed ships to win influence before warChapter
- Soviet Navy 1918-19913:16:26How might Stalingrad have changed the Cuban Missile Crisis?Chapter
- Soviet Navy 1918-19913:19:20The Cuban crisis strengthened Gorshkov's case for surface shipsChapter
- Soviet Navy 1918-19913:26:26How command-economy problems enter the argument for Soviet expansionNotable Point
- Soviet Navy 1918-19914:09:51Kirovs served as capital ships and differed from hull to hullChapter
- Soviet Navy 1918-19914:13:02Hospital ships could answer Soviet prestige only where aid was welcomeNotable Point
- Soviet Navy 1918-19914:37:12Could a Zumwalt answer a Russian cruiser's presence?Q&A
- Soviet Navy 1918-19914:42:40What could Soviet carriers do short of peer war?Q&A
- Slava Class: The Spare that became the Heir?30:07Marshal Ustinov became an affordable presence flagshipChapter
- Slava Class: The Spare that became the Heir?37:20Varyag turns the backup cruiser into presence powerChapter
- Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat7:27Fisher's fleet reductions also removed useful cruisersQ&A
- Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine17:53Plan Z's presence fleet and mine-warfare logicNotable Point
- Cruiser Policy of the Reichsmarine & Kriegsmarine55:48Cruiser policy as a chain of reactions rather than a strategyNotable Point
- Sverdlov Class: Comment Response44:32Why two Darings were a doubtful answer to a SverdlovNotable Point
- Sverdlov Class: Comment Response49:26Why a Daring could fill a cruiser station without matching its firepowerNotable Point
- Cressy(1899) Class: Famous for the Wrong Things - 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 1252:30Aboukir's exercises as a signal of support for GreeceNotable Point
- Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)58:39Amphitrite and the personnel logistics of a global fleetChapter
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers11:08Sverdlov's four overlapping missionsChapter
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers32:51Sverdlov's guns as visible instruments of Soviet diplomacyChapter
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers38:37Zhdanov's command-ship conversion preserved a heavily armed fleet flagshipNotable Point
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers44:03Alexander Suvorov's Aden broadside made gunboat diplomacy literalNotable Point
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers49:09Admiral Senyavin linked a Northern Sea Route transfer with Far East presenceNotable Point
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers1:19:24October Revolution paired Project 68A modernization with repeated presence missionsNotable Point
- Sverdlov Class: The Last of Stalin's Soviet Gun Cruisers1:26:40A raider could damage the global economy without sinking every merchant shipChapter
- Patreon 66: "Washington Cheaties"2:49:09Did Surcouf accomplish anything useful?Q&A
- Blake(1889) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 521:45Blake carried crews, projected presence, and supported destroyersChapter
- Blake(1889) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 533:05Why the Blake design worked as a first-class cruiserNotable Point
- Blake(1889) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 535:19Distinctive warship paint versus intelligence riskNotable Point
- Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 421:37Using older cruisers to preserve the best warshipsChapter
- Marathon(1888) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 425:48Halo's Marathon class as a fleet backbone and deterrentNotable Point
- Giovanni Bausan(1883): 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 20:37Giovanni Bausan's unusually varied cruiser careerChapter
- Giovanni Bausan(1883): 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 28:01Design evolution for an Italian presence cruiserNotable Point
- Giovanni Bausan(1883): 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 215:10Aetna-class successors carry the design into Italian yardsChapter
- Giovanni Bausan(1883): 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 217:48A Red Sea flagship for Italian imperial ambitionChapter
- Giovanni Bausan(1883): 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 240:33Why patrol-scale warships remain valuable presence shipsChapter
- Giovanni Bausan(1883): 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 241:33Capability tiers for modern frigates and destroyersNotable Point
- Mersey(1885) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 136:04Presence in peace and surge strength in warChapter
- Mersey(1885) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 137:28Pre-eminent naval power requires global presenceNotable Point
- Mersey(1885) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 140:45Warships as insurance rather than battle trophiesNotable Point
- Epic Blunders of Naval History: Comment Response Video28:38Queen Elizabeth's first deployment as visible deterrenceQ&A
- 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)2:31Why unprotected cruisers belonged outside the battle lineQ&A
- 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)32:13What the old Leander-class cruisers did in the First World WarQ&A
- 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 2 (Velasco - Imperieuse)46:07Why Type 31 could fit New Zealand's naval needsQ&A
- Columbia (1892) Class: 19th Century Cruisers (+ Star Trek & SSBNX) part 111:06:32Submarine strength is difficult to display in peacetimeNotable Point
- Edgar(1890) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Part 108:56HMS Edgar carries relief crews to the China StationChapter
- Edgar(1890) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Part 1032:03HMS Gibraltar on the Cape StationChapter
- Velasco Class(1881): 19th Century Cruisers p515:13Don Juan de Austria fights and survives Manila BayChapter
- Velasco Class(1881): 19th Century Cruisers p524:04The small-navy paradoxChapter
- Town Class (1911): Chathams5:12Chatham-class design combines presence, speed, and firepowerChapter
- Town Class (1911): Chathams52:09The Chathams demonstrate the value of a balanced fleetNotable Point
- Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War12:10USS Maine as an armoured cruiser and diplomatic signalChapter
- Portland Class: Heavy Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen?19:32Portland as a scouting and presence cruiserChapter
- French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)1:02:01A fleet for imperial presence, allied war, and ItalyNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)5:43The enduring missions of cruising warshipsChapter
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)35:10How Constellation reshapes the FREMM baselineChapter
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)42:05Type 054A trades global range for affordable fleet massChapter
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)46:50Chinese presence challenges assumptions of American primacyNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)54:30Norwegian coastal deterrence versus Danish global enduranceNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)1:11:54The F125 mismatch between size and air defenseNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)1:21:52Indian frigates combine imported systems with national growthChapter
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)1:31:56Type 31 and Type 26 form a ladder of naval presenceNotable Point
- Modern Frigates: Cruisers by any other name? (Patreon 57 Long Patrol)1:37:02A mission-based definition of the modern cruiserChapter
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?0:31The cruising role before cruisersChapter
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?29:07A mission-based modern cruiser definitionChapter
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?45:04Iver Huitfeldt on the cruiser spectrumChapter
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?1:05:06Constellation's gun and presence problemChapter
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?1:10:33Type 31's forward-based sloop roleNotable Point
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?1:14:09Why mission codes do not solve classificationQ&A
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?2:44:11Frigates and destroyers as cruiser variantsChapter
- Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?2:59:51Why naval officers train for diplomacyNotable Point
- Introduction to US Cruiser Strategy in the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol)21:19Omaha and the limits of interwar naval presenceNotable Point
- Introduction to US Cruiser Strategy in the 1920s & 1930s (Long Patrol)29:56Building American cruiser doctrine from scratchChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Destroyers (Long Patrol)49:23Why unlimited sloops cannot replace destroyersChapter
- Equitable London Treaty: Destroyers (Long Patrol)53:42Commonwealth destroyers and peacetime influenceNotable Point
- Royal Navy Survey Ships: A History - Patreon 55 (Long Patrol)43:56Enterprise combines inshore survey work with port presenceNotable Point
- Royal Navy Survey Ships: A History - Patreon 55 (Long Patrol)46:09Endurance and the strategic value of presenceChapter
- Royal Navy Survey Ships: A History - Patreon 55 (Long Patrol)1:05:52Echo and Enterprise on global survey deploymentsChapter
- Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)12:43How torpedo prestige made small ships useful overseasNotable Point
- Torpedoes and their Ships 1900-39: Patreon 54 (Long Patrol)19:41Fisher's flotilla defence as a force enablerNotable Point
- Cut Price County Questions and a Modern Battle Cruiser: A UAD Infused Discussion (Long Patrol)17:33Operating costs undermine the cheap-cruiser caseNotable Point
- NMS Elisabeta (Romanian Navy): A Cruiser's Purpose (Long Patrol)0:17Why a small navy needed ElisabetaChapter
- NMS Elisabeta (Romanian Navy): A Cruiser's Purpose (Long Patrol)16:00Modernization as a signal of commitmentNotable Point
- NMS Elisabeta (Romanian Navy): A Cruiser's Purpose (Long Patrol)21:10Putting Romanian marines ashore in IstanbulChapter
- NMS Elisabeta (Romanian Navy): A Cruiser's Purpose (Long Patrol)25:52The peacetime value of a small cruiser's presenceChapter
- NMS Elisabeta (Romanian Navy): A Cruiser's Purpose (Long Patrol)29:11Why ordinary warship service disappears from historyNotable Point
- NMS Elisabeta (Romanian Navy): A Cruiser's Purpose (Long Patrol)30:54Why an armed cruiser works as a national symbolNotable Point
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...16:17The enduring need for cruisersNotable Point
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...1:08:31Why Russian losses increased the value of Kirov-class refitsQ&A
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...2:12:14Why modern escorts often act as cruisersQ&A
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...3:25:06The four S's of a cruiserChapter
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...3:37:35Why submarines cannot replace cruiser diplomacyQ&A
- Bruships 78: Favourite Cruisers A Discussion...4:11:24Why a small navy's frigate may be its cruiserQ&A
- County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)33:31Why heavy cruisers mattered in the MediterraneanNotable Point
- County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)50:55The County class's real value: ships available nowChapter
- County Cruisers P8: The County Class in War and Retrospect (Long Patrol)56:21A cruiser designed to project battleship-like presenceNotable Point
- County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)9:45Spain's worldwide naval representativesNotable Point
- County Cruisers P7: The Canaris Class (Long Patrol)41:22A heavier County derivative that was less survivableNotable Point
- County Cruisers P6: York, Exeter & The Cut Price County Concept (Long Patrol)23:45Exeter moved from Atlantic service to the Abyssinian CrisisNotable Point
- Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet22:22Alaska class as long-range naval presenceQ&A
- ARA La Argentina(1937): Year of the Cruisers (Long Patrol)11:24Why range mattered more than a small speed advantageChapter
- ARA La Argentina(1937): Year of the Cruisers (Long Patrol)19:02A cruiser as Argentina's public naval faceChapter
- ARA La Argentina(1937): Year of the Cruisers (Long Patrol)27:24A presence cruiser rather than a battle-line brawlerNotable Point
- ARA La Argentina(1937): Year of the Cruisers (Long Patrol)29:20A role-focused design and a possible Crown Colony precursorNotable Point
- Glourious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth (Long Patrol)7:25The High Guard as a cruising and presence forceChapter
- Glourious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth (Long Patrol)1:07:11Cruiser power still needs employment doctrineChapter
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment1:09:39Crew confidence as part of naval presenceNotable Point
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment1:30:02Legend-class cutters as long-range national-security shipsChapter
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment1:35:21White hulls, boarding teams, and credible presenceChapter
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment1:46:35Where Coast Guard presence matters mostNotable Point
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment1:49:44The Type 31 frigate as a modern sloopQ&A
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment2:19:24Presence created through useful maritime workChapter
- Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment2:24:00Modern equivalents of cruiser and battleship presenceQ&A
- HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)10:33Deterrence and the ship visible on sceneNotable Point
- Patreon 46: Nelsons, Dunkerques, Tones and Battles - Good or Bad to Concentrate Main Armament2:44:25Kirov's nuclear endurance and independent cruiser roleQ&A
- Some Sunday Naval Books36:37How treaty limits changed British strategyChapter
- County Cruisers P3: The London Class (Long Patrol)18:30The Londons were reaction cruisers and status shipsNotable Point
- Adventure (1904) Class: Scout Cruisers (Long Patrol)50:31Presence ships for a navy that cannot risk everythingNotable Point
- Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru1:47:28Why two cruisers could be worth more than HMS VanguardQ&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Long Patrol)54:35Type 26 and graduated naval presenceNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Long Patrol)1:00:03Why the Arleigh Burkes inherited too many rolesChapter
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)19:09Cruiser work does not begin when war startsNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)1:53:49Town and Chester: fighting power versus presenceNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)2:13:40Absalon performs modern cruiser workNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)2:28:28Type 26 as a modern presence shipNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)2:40:18Why does Britain still need the cruising role?Q&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)2:54:10Influence belongs to the navies that show upNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)3:16:23Should diplomatic space be a removable module?Q&A
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)3:22:38What Star Trek's Galaxy class illustrates about naval diplomacyNotable Point
- The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)3:27:11How did naval officers shape British diplomacy?Q&A
- Quirky Classes and What they tell us about their navies… (Live)2:44:06Zumwalt: a capable hull in a broken programmeChapter
- A Historical Possibility: Triple Turret Potentiality (The Battle Cruiser Permutation)36:43Presence, capability, and broadside superiorityNotable Point
- The Challenger Expedition (Long Patrol)12:22Why a small corvette suited a worldwide surveyNotable Point
- Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P13/14: Mitsumasa Yonai11:25Status ships and the limits of deterrenceNotable Point
- Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence22:02HMS Warrior combined battleship firepower with a frigate roleQ&A
- Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence5:07:24Frigates as the visible edge of deterrenceChapter
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)25:17The cost of replacing US maritime presenceQ&A
- Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 10/11 Why the Battleship Fizzled Out14:12Cruisers sustained global naval presenceNotable Point
- Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)1:26:07Maritime presence as a response to ship seizuresQ&A
- Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper1:09:24Gunboat diplomacy as an escalation ladderQ&A
- British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper49:39Pricing the wars that deterrence preventsNotable Point
- Battle of the Atlantic: Escort Procurement - Comment Response57:13The three jobs that justified an interwar sloop fleetNotable Point
- Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 191417:39Cruiser presence backed by scalable forceNotable Point
- Four Random Books 33: Liberty Ships & Depth in History21:59Carrier scarcity makes independent surface action strategically usefulNotable Point
- Four Random Books 33: Liberty Ships & Depth in History22:47The nuclear strike cruiser becomes an unaffordable small carrierNotable Point
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers1:22:03The postwar cruiser needed a new purposeNotable Point
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers2:40:22Sverdlov was built to win the presence warNotable Point
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers3:14:16Type 83 grows because it combines specialized fleetsQ&A
- Minotaur & Tiger Class Cruisers3:17:50Eight Type 83s support persistent deploymentQ&A
- Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...1:16:31A Battle-class guide turns ship movements into usable chronologyChapter
- Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...1:23:36The overseas squadron that impressed in peace became a wartime liabilityNotable Point
- Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...1:29:05HMS Decoy combined diplomatic visits with Bahamas patrolsNotable Point
- Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s16:53HMS Endurance and the cost of removing presenceNotable Point
- Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s39:13How political priorities weakened deterrent signallingNotable Point
- Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P3a/7 Keith Speed (Continued)15:03Why modern fleets still need a high-low frigate mixChapter
- Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 325:56Japanese expansion competes with anti-piracy patrolsChapter
- Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 110:51Global presence competed with fleet concentrationNotable Point
- Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 115:02Competing missions imposed an intervention thresholdNotable Point
- Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 124:08Why cruisers were ideal interwar presence shipsNotable Point
- Counter Piracy in China in 1920s & 1930s: Long Patrol Part 134:52Deployment quality shaped perceptions of the whole fleetNotable Point
- Greenwich Naval College: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Part 212:17Alliances turn naval training into deterrenceChapter
- Greenwich Naval College: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Part 213:47Credible presence begins with ships and crewsNotable Point
- Patreon 16: Royal Navy anti-piracy operations of the 1920s & 1930s in the Far East1:17:26Shipping tonnage and modern cruisers made presence visibleNotable Point
- The Great White Fleet23:59How fleet presence distinguishes regional, world, and global powersChapter
- The Great White Fleet29:34How another navy might answer a modern Great White FleetQ&A
- The Great White Fleet35:50How Spithead reviews complemented Britain's global squadronsQ&A
- The Great White Fleet47:25Was the Great White Fleet aimed at Americans or foreign governments?Q&A
- The Great White Fleet1:18:47Why pre-dreadnoughts still made a powerful presence forceNotable Point
- The Great White Fleet1:45:45Comparing the Great White Fleet with the 1869-1870 Flying SquadronQ&A
- The Great White Fleet1:46:42American dominance in an eastern Pacific with few competitorsQ&A
- The Great White Fleet1:47:39Why Britain's Empire Cruise emphasized battlecruisers and cruisersNotable Point
- The Great White Fleet1:49:25Why a small port visit can carry the weight of a larger fleetQ&A
- The Great White Fleet2:03:30A possible world tour for Britain's planned carrier deploymentQ&A
- The Great White Fleet2:13:34What a British carrier visit to the Falklands would signalQ&A
- The Great White Fleet2:15:15Prestige mission, diplomatic signal, and operational testNotable Point
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 3 of 3 - Some Questions Answered16:03Swagger made American naval presence credibleQ&A
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...1:57Great White Fleet and Empire Cruise comparedChapter
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...5:31Hood and light cruisers multiplied the Empire Cruise's presenceNotable Point
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...28:15Modern carrier deployments announce global statusChapter
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...31:57Multipolar instability increases the value of presenceChapter
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...33:32Naval presence shows power without provoking warChapter
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 2 of 3 - A New Reality...39:24Presence requires demonstrated global reachNotable Point
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 1 of 3 Theodore Roosevelt's Dream5:27Why the Great White Fleet went around the worldChapter
- Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 1 of 3 Theodore Roosevelt's Dream38:49The cruiser gap behind the battleship spectacleNotable Point
- Bruships 32: Ships & Space Ships (Reality & Scifi)42:01Why a Type 23 frigate can perform a cruiser roleChapter
- Bruships 32: Ships & Space Ships (Reality & Scifi)56:44How did the age-of-sail frigate role become the cruiser role?Q&A
- Bruships 32: Ships & Space Ships (Reality & Scifi)3:47:35What force structure should the Imperial Navy have built?Q&A
- Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)13:28Cruisers provide presence without battleship expenseNotable Point
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...2:26Aircraft carriers as instruments of imperial presenceChapter
- Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 3: What Aircraft Carriers were for...15:54An HMS Hermes aircraft disrupts a pirate seizureNotable Point
- Naval Defence Act of 1889 Long Patrol Part 4: Result23:24Fisher's battle-fleet focus may have weakened global deterrenceChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy15:06Why frigates and destroyers do not fully replace cruisersChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy17:14From bipolar Cold War order to a more complex presence missionNotable Point
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy18:15What a presence warship needs beyond weaponsChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy23:22A modern cruiser as a graduated-response optionChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy29:42Cruiser diplomacy between routine presence and a battle fleetChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy32:01Why a cruiser can signal resolve without the escalation of bombers or basesChapter
- Town Class Part 7 of 7: Edinburghs & Legacy33:28Birmingham and Liverpool achieved effects without firingNotable Point
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint25:36How diplomacy fits the cruiser missionQ&A
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint55:32Town-class cruisers escort the royal visit to CanadaNotable Point
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint1:16:52Cruisers as mobile imperial infrastructureChapter
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint1:26:27Birmingham races to the Singapore IncidentChapter
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint2:23:03The Town class as presence ships and wartime toolsChapter
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint2:36:43What a modern cruiser would need to doQ&A
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint2:39:14Why Canada still needed major Arctic surface combatantsNotable Point
- Town Class; big impact with a light footprint2:41:23Forward naval presence as economic insuranceNotable Point
- Bruships 27: Science Fiction Books1:55:45Why the Daedalus class lacks visual intimidationNotable Point
- The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI13:41Fairey III floatplanes extended Royal Navy presence in the AdriaticNotable Point
- The Fairey Story - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Going After WWI17:25Why floatplanes and sloops multiplied peacetime naval presenceNotable Point
- Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol1:27Why Britain needed many cruisersChapter
- Amphion Class Cruisers: Long Patrol10:27Why control at sea is temporaryNotable Point
- The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)1:05The Orlando class as foreign-station cruisersChapter
- The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)11:57Why cruisers should not be designed for the battle lineQ&A
- HMS Arethusa (1934) an introduction to the Arethusa Class part 1/47:39A peacetime commission spent in crisis watersNotable Point
- Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War1:22:15HMS Hermes on anti-piracy patrol in South ChinaNotable Point
- Patreon 9 – “Suez goes hot in 1956” by Martin Doherty1:36:24The Limited U.S. Navy Presence During the CrisisQ&A
- Sloops of the Interwar a Long Patrol33:09Henderson's peacetime case for sloopsChapter
- Sloops of the Interwar a Long Patrol44:51HMS Folkestone and a rapid Tsingtao responseNotable Point
- Sloops of the Interwar a Long Patrol1:04:27Peacetime presence and wartime escortChapter
- WWI in the Far East; Penang, Tsingtao, Emden & Cormoran the Long Patrol1:16:28Cormoran and the fear of an unseen raiderNotable Point
- An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 22:44Why a warship’s presence carries political weightNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:21:08Camouflage can support a warship's presence missionNotable Point
- Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...24:57Forward presence needs a fleet behind itNotable Point
- An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald10:56Assembling naval power for the Nanjing crisisChapter
- An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald12:38Nanjing shows what cruiser presence could doChapter
- An Introduction to the "E" Class; part 1 - HMS Emerald16:15Positioning a cruiser for regional presenceNotable Point
- P1 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN (special guest; Fluffy Research Assistant)5:07Destroyers as an imperial presence forceNotable Point
- P1 Introduction to Pre-Tribal Class Destroyers of the RN (special guest; Fluffy Research Assistant)19:13Why peacetime presence gives way to wartime concentrationNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 12: New to Me Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:17:08Naval presence and the shipping side of amphibious warfareQ&A
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"9:40Why maritime disputes need a crewed shipNotable Point
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"11:40Type 31 frigates and the economy of presenceNotable Point
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"15:39The interwar Mediterranean Fleet as a response reserveNotable Point
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"18:43River-class ships and everyday maritime contactNotable Point
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"20:33Why global presence needs massChapter
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"22:44South America and the diplomatic price of absenceNotable Point
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"27:54Conventional deterrence and a scalable responseChapter
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"32:48Reach and enduring regional interestNotable Point
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"37:46Presence missions falling to high-end warshipsNotable Point
- An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"41:17Why showing up builds durable relationshipsChapter
- An Introduction to Naval Diplomacy14:59Presentation matters at first contactNotable Point
- An Introduction to Naval Diplomacy17:07Port visits and the messages they sendChapter
- An Introduction to Naval Diplomacy43:34Presence, reach, and the value of forward basingChapter
- An Introduction to Naval Diplomacy53:05Fleet numbers for waging peaceChapter
- 50th Live Special: Thank You59:45D-class cruisers connected Britain's distant stationsNotable Point
- An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 2: Battle Class (+Stanley Goodall)20:18Built for a war that ended too soonChapter
- An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 1: Tribal Class (+Admiral Henderson)0:49Why the Royal Navy needed ‘back pocket cruisers’Chapter
- An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 1: Tribal Class (+Admiral Henderson)27:19HMS Eskimo’s resilience at NarvikNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:21:23Type 26 and Type 31 perform different force rolesQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:25:45Regional presence depends on deployable fleet depthQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:32:41Withdrawal announcements did not end Gulf deploymentsQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:49:54A modernized HMS Belfast would trade aft guns for aviationQ&A
- An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 3 of 34:34The Falklands invasion had deeper causes than EnduranceNotable Point
- An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the Big War Part 4 of 435:34HMS Enchantress combined sloop, yacht, and presence rolesNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:24:17LCS suffers from being sold as a Swiss Army knifeQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:58:16Unmanned combatants can force submarines into bad choicesQ&A
- Exercises & War Gaming Rules in 192943:32Mediterranean exercises combined training, presence, and Far East accessNotable Point
- A Name to illustrate a navy - HMS Leander through history39:40Why Leanders were not Town-class substitutesQ&A
- Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video24:01Liverpool's scouting tools and visible presenceChapter
- Asama Maru Incident, 21st of January 1940 - #AsamaMaru80 video1:10:04Navies enforce maritime order short of warChapter
- The RN in 1939, more than just a Question of Geography - A Quarterdeck Talk (26/11/2019)58:31Why submarines played a different deterrent roleQ&A
- RN Commands in 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video2:13Sea control depends on ships already presentChapter
- Tribal Class in 60s (Combined)1:04Why the Tribal class became back-pocket cruisersChapter
- Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)1:26British grand strategy needed ships across the worldChapter
- Back Pocket Cruisers Presentation (Practice 2)34:35The Daring class completed the move to general-purpose destroyersChapter