Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Paddle Steamers

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  1. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:02:03A paddle-wheel third-rate for a 1750s steampunk fleetQ&A
  2. Ship Propellers: A Quick History & Discussion
    5:17Why propellers settled at the stern beside the rudderNotable Point
  3. Ship Propellers: A Quick History & Discussion
    7:51Archimedes, Great Britain, and Rattler show the screw's valueChapter
  4. Ship Propellers: A Quick History & Discussion
    42:20If HMS Rattler had lost to HMS AlectoNotable Point
  5. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    1:32:08George Cockburn uses politics to reform the NavyChapter
  6. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    8:21:12Why propellers would still leave a role for river paddle wheelsNotable Point
  7. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:07:42A transverse triple-expansion paddle warship is technically plausibleQ&A
  8. Twelve Odd Ships
    1:01:15Wolverine and Sable scaled carrier qualification safelyChapter
  9. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    1:15:51Why the sail-to-steam transition was harder than it looksChapter
  10. Steam Engines: Part 1 Aeolipile to Cross Beam
    21:59Charlotte Dundas and steamboat viabilityChapter
  11. Steam Engines: Part 1 Aeolipile to Cross Beam
    26:51Savannah, Great Western, and the liner transitionChapter
  12. Cutting through some Cutters of the US Coast Guard (Long Patrol)
    12:27Harriet Lane and coercive maritime enforcementChapter
  13. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    7:38Paddles, screws, and the Rattler trialsNotable Point
  14. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    17:00HMS Gorgon takes paddle steam power into combatChapter
  15. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    23:00Why screw propulsion displaced paddlewheelsChapter
  16. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    26:56Why paddle and screw warships overlapped for decadesQ&A
  17. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    2:15:59Why early steamships kept their sailsChapter
  18. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    2:17:54Sirius and Great Western test Atlantic steam enduranceNotable Point
  19. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    2:18:56Paddle-wheel limits and HMS Rattler's screw trialsNotable Point
  20. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    2:38How paddle propulsion made power repeatableChapter
  21. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    7:30Paddle wheels reshaped hull layoutChapter
  22. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    9:43Why ocean-going warships favored the screwChapter
  23. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    13:21Paddle depth could help or harm shallow-water workNotable Point
  24. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    14:56Royal Navy trials made propulsion choice evidence-ledChapter
  25. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    18:02Why distant stations still valued paddle frigatesNotable Point
  26. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    21:26Sultana exposed the risks of overloaded early steamshipsNotable Point
  27. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    25:08Why the Gordon Relief Expedition relied on paddle steamersChapter
  28. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    27:24Melik turned control of the Nile into operational powerChapter
  29. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    29:58Why the Royal Navy built paddle minesweepers in World War IChapter
  30. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    33:57Requisitioned paddle steamers in World War IIChapter
  31. Paddle Steamers of War Long Patrol
    37:52The machinery behind USS WolverineNotable Point
  32. Paddle Ships at War
    8:05The wartime Waverley behind today's namesakeNotable Point
  33. Paddle Ships at War
    11:48Why paddle wheels predated steam powerChapter
  34. Paddle Ships at War
    19:58Why paddle steamers made practical cable layersNotable Point
  35. Paddle Ships at War
    20:42Rope, current, and animal-powered paddle craftNotable Point
  36. Paddle Ships at War
    24:02How a stern-wheel paddle ship turnsQ&A
  37. Paddle Ships at War
    33:39The combat tradeoffs between paddles and screwsChapter
  38. Paddle Ships at War
    49:50Why paddle wheels were easier to repair afloatQ&A
  39. Paddle Ships at War
    51:06USS Mississippi and the opening of JapanNotable Point
  40. Paddle Ships at War
    53:04HEIC Diana's qualified claim to first paddle-steamer combatQ&A
  41. Paddle Ships at War
    56:01Retrofitting paddles and repairing propulsion at seaQ&A
  42. Paddle Ships at War
    1:02:38Why screw propellers won at sea but not everywhereQ&A
  43. Paddle Ships at War
    1:43:29Why modern rivers would not bring paddle wheels backQ&A
  44. Paddle Ships at War
    2:02:34Racecourse-class paddle minesweepers in World War IChapter
  45. Paddle Ships at War
    2:13:48PS Jeanie Deans turns from excursion steamer to minesweeperNotable Point
  46. Paddle Ships at War
    2:29:41Why warships rarely carried two paddle wheels per sideQ&A
  47. Paddle Ships at War
    2:34:56Paddle minesweepers and convoy escorts in both world warsChapter
  48. Paddle Ships at War
    2:38:42How early sonar work avoided paddle and machinery noiseQ&A
  49. Paddle Ships at War
    2:42:02A cautious environmental case for paddle wheelsQ&A
  50. Paddle Ships at War
    2:45:18Why navies retained paddle warships into World War IIQ&A
  51. Paddle Ships at War
    2:50:49Demologos shields its paddle between twin hullsNotable Point
  52. Paddle Ships at War
    2:52:41Early steam power fuels invasion panicNotable Point
  53. Paddle Ships at War
    2:55:57Why paddle warships did not return after 1945Q&A
  54. Paddle Ships at War
    3:00:19When blue-water paddle warships reached their peakQ&A
  55. Paddle Ships at War
    3:03:33Paddle craft moved troops without becoming landing craftQ&A