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- Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:17:16Red, white, and blue squadrons in Royal Navy commandNotable Point
- Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:21:06Yellow admirals and the limits of promotion by seniorityQ&A
- Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...1:58:38Why a small ship might carry a full captain or commodoreQ&A
- Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:24:03Commodore rank and the US Navy's rear admiral lower halfQ&A
- Flotilla or Squadron? What Naval Unit is this?7:32Age-of-sail ranks and fashion shape naval formation namesNotable Point
- Flotilla or Squadron? What Naval Unit is this?9:25Senior captains extend command below the flag-officer levelNotable Point
- Flotilla or Squadron? What Naval Unit is this?16:58Woodward's Falklands command covered the carrier battle groupNotable Point
- Flotilla or Squadron? What Naval Unit is this?17:34A proposed Bristol headquarters for the Falklands task forceNotable Point
- Flotilla or Squadron? What Naval Unit is this?21:21Task-group command rank reflects concentrated naval firepowerNotable Point
- Special Catch Up Ramblings on Behalf of @TheFleetOfOceans2:10:37How many admirals could gather on one ship?Q&A
- Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...0:00Polish naval ranks resist simple English translationsNotable Point
- Escaping Hitler's Europe; How the warships of Europe escaped capture in WWII...16:08Polish sea-going and staff appointments complicate rank comparisonsNotable Point
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!0:01Why naval ranks reveal force structureChapter
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!1:09How an anchor badge gave leading ratings the nickname killickNotable Point
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!2:50How admiral, commodore, captain, and commander entered naval useChapter
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!5:02Lieutenants as deputies and the shipboard origins of midshipmanNotable Point
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!11:27Imperial Japanese ranks as an officer-development ladderChapter
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!25:03Dutch officer ranks grew from merchant experience and multiple admiraltiesChapter
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!27:02Dutch lieutenant grades distinguish stages of junior serviceNotable Point
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!35:01French admiral grades created international protocol problemsChapter
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!42:53National service as an explanation for France's many enlisted gradesNotable Point
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!47:19Rank patterns reveal foreign influence and status politicsNotable Point
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!50:29Russian midshipmen and elder titles occupy the senior NCO ranksNotable Point
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!58:20Alférez preserves the Arabic roots of Spanish junior-officer ranksChapter
- The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!1:03:54Why similar rank words need cultural contextNotable Point
- Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust9:24:20A proposed explanation for the pronunciation 'leftenant'Q&A
- Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust10:10:20Temporary command and permanent rank in the early 1800sQ&A
- Kaigun-chūjō Gunichi Mikawa: The IJN's Pearl Harbor back up plan10:59Japanese ranks reveal Mikawa's accelerated career trackNotable Point
- Vlieter Incident 1799: When the Dutch lost a Fleet to a Conundrum... or a Conspiracy...22:26Schout-bij-nacht preserves a fleet watchkeeping dutyNotable Point
- Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:23:39Why the US Navy repeatedly changed the commodore rankQ&A
- Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:25:08An anecdote about ministers renaming naval ranksQ&A
- Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...4:26:15The Arabic origin of admiralQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...5:42What Royal Navy officer titles originally meantChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...13:02Warrants, petty officers, and leading ratingsChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...18:42How Imperial Japanese Navy ranks encoded seniorityChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...25:38Why Japan changed sailor ranks during wartimeNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...34:04How Japanese specialisms lengthened every lower-deck rankNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...38:07Dutch officer ranks and the watch kept at the rearChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...45:01Merchant-marine roots of Dutch rating titlesNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...48:20What rank systems reveal about naval cultureNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...53:12How fleet formation produced rear and vice admiralsNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...55:28Why French vice admirals did not always rank alikeChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...59:59French captain grades tied rank to command experienceNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:04:42The many masters in French lower-deck ranksChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:12:52When Commodore became a substantive Royal Navy rankQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:18:20Why the Russian Navy has so many captainsChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:25:54How Soviet commissars fitted beside naval commandNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:29:40Russian midshipmen are senior NCOs, not cadetsChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:35:26Why naval doctors and chaplains carry officer statusQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:37:04Spanish naval ranks preserve Reconquista languageChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:40:52Officer rank lets specialists command working partiesNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:43:23Why a Spanish brigada is a senior NCOChapter
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:48:41Which rank systems caused the most concern?Q&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:55:26Why a master's mate was an assistant in trainingQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:58:23Who counted as an officer in an 1848 casualty notice?Q&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...1:59:14How archaic rank titles still work in modern naviesQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:00:56Why there is no single last naval CommodoreQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:02:32What rank structure should a new navy copy?Q&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:07:25Why lieutenants faced high Age of Sail mortalityQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:09:12Why cutting flag rank can weaken institutional authorityNotable Point
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:13:07Was there a hierarchy among warrant trades?Q&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:17:33How naval rank insignia evolveQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:19:14Could the U.S. Navy restore Commodore?Q&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:23:38Master and Commander as a favourite lost rankQ&A
- Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...2:25:26The lowest rank likely to command a Royal Navy vesselQ&A
- Admiral Sergey Gorshkov: Life, Lessons & Writings of the man who Conceived the Cold War Soviet Navy23:43A retirement rank instead entrenched Gorshkov's authorityNotable Point
- CSS Arkansas & Isaac N. Brown... A study in tactical excellence & strategic incompetence...31:15Why Civil War sources say 'flag officer' instead of admiralNotable Point
- Chūichi Nagumo: The Creation of the Kidō Butai's Kaigun Chūjō9:00What Japanese rank language reveals about naval cultureNotable Point
- The Vlieter incident of 1799: When Leadership meant a battle wasn't needed for the Batavian to lose28:36What schout-bij-nacht meant in the Dutch NavyNotable Point
- Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:52:20A lieutenant could command a snow as master and commanderQ&A
- Bruships 194: Naval History Questions Answered Live...3:18:59Why commodore repeatedly shifted between rank and appointmentQ&A
- John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…15:43What post captain meant in the Georgian Royal NavyNotable Point
- John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…27:32Flag captain, fleet staff, and command at seaNotable Point
- John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…51:13How blue, white, and red admiral ranks workedNotable Point
- Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes1:11:02Flag colours, seniority, and admirals of the yellowChapter
- Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes1:12:20Why a commodore did not automatically succeed WoodwardNotable Point
- Lord Howard of Effingham: Leadership of a Disparate Band of Individualists... the 'English Fleet'44:09A mixed fleet of royal ships and private warshipsNotable Point
- Tōgō Heihachirō: Victor of Tsushima & Japan's Nelson...1:14:47Building the logistical base for war with RussiaChapter
- The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live1:11:45Admiral of the Fleet meant overall naval seniorityNotable Point
- Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II1:37:51Does a larger Royal Navy frigate need a higher-ranking commander?Q&A
- Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II2:51:35Why navies still need the rank of captainQ&A
- Flotillas of the Danube1:25:19Hungary moves its flotilla between police and military controlNotable Point
- Square Pegs for Round Holes: When it's not a bad Admiral but the wrong job for that Admiral12:23Kimmel's possible return under a subordinate carrier commandNotable Point
- Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/46:20:56Why a leading seaman is called a killickNotable Point
- Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 19421:25:11Why an admiral's rank could change with his commandNotable Point
- Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare2:52:31Commodore as an appointment and the Falklands command problemQ&A
- Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare3:25:39Captain as naval rank and shipboard command titleQ&A
- Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases4:18:14Commander ranks grew from ships too small for post captainsQ&A
- Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases4:23:58A destroyer flotilla mixed captains, commanders, and lieutenant commandersNotable Point
- Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases4:28:39Captain could be an address without being the officer's rankQ&A
- Patreon 86: Jutland with Competent British Battlecruiser Fleet Commander - Sturdee replaces Beatty30:03Could Somerset Gough-Calthorpe replace Beatty?Q&A
- The Fleet of the Imperium of Man: A Naval Historian's take on Warhammer 40k Human Fleet41:00Ranks scaled for a galaxy-spanning navyChapter
- Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition1:12:44Q&A: Why early Western Squadron command is disputedQ&A
- Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition2:01:18Squadrons, divisions, and colored flag ranks at BarfleurNotable Point
- Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition2:10:53Q&A: What Admiral of the Yellow meantQ&A
- Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?38:12French naval rank and political weightNotable Point
- Brooklyn Class(US Treaty Cruisers): Comment Response22:39Royal Indian Navy accommodation and separate messesNotable Point
- Patreon 56: Why Retire Admirals in a World War? (Live)15:52Why a Royal Navy commodore could retire as a captainNotable Point
- Patron 49: Admiral Kimmel: A Failure of Leadership? (Live)1:21:49From cruiser command to temporary admiralChapter
- Patreon 43: "Unverified stories of Norwegian Campaign: Tall Tales of Tribals"1:06:00Commodore as a Royal Navy appointmentQ&A
- Bruships 64: Naval History & Sci-fi Books reviewed and Questions answered...32:18Post captain as a substantive rankQ&A
- Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol45:13Colour squadrons as a command reserveNotable Point
- Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol51:16Collingwood's rank, Mediterranean command, and memorialNotable Point
- Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders0:40How the colour-squadron rank system workedChapter
- Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders11:08Promotion through the coloursChapter
- Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders16:08Calder's promotions and the Navy's judgement of commandNotable Point
- Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders19:56Colour ranks, commodores and modern command gradesNotable Point
- Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)1:46:03Where did the rank of commodore come from?Q&A
- Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 1/425:07Why German naval rank equivalences are not straightforwardQ&A
- Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI3:07:04Why did French admirals rank differently from British admirals?Q&A
- The Great White Fleet1:18:01Why the US Navy relied on rear admirals for senior commandQ&A
- Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)1:11:01Fleet lists reveal Stromboli's communications and logisticsChapter
- Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)1:13:55Why Dutch command titles resist modern rank equivalentsNotable Point
- Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A1:45:40Master-at-arms and regulating petty officerQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:30:37Promotion from the lower deck into the officer corpsQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A2:32:57Why Royal Navy warrant-officer numbers appeared top-heavyQ&A
- Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A1:28:12First lieutenant, commander, or executive officer?Q&A