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Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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  1. Britain's Rearmament 1937 vs 2026: What Lessons are we forgetting?
    1:19:02Royal Fleet Auxiliary pay and support-ship availabilityNotable Point
  2. Bruships 256: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:08:20A Diligence replacement for a larger SSN forceQ&A
  3. Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    21:40Why navies buy auxiliary ships from foreign yardsQ&A
  4. Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    41:21Fleet tanker and carrier-strike tanker roles in MARSQ&A
  5. Bruships 255: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:46:18How large the Royal Fleet Auxiliary needs to beQ&A
  6. Balancing the Humors: How are modern nations balancing diplomacy and war in the ships they build?
    50:33Why navies handle peacetime diplomacyChapter
  7. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    8:45Royal Fleet Auxiliary investment and amphibious shippingQ&A
  8. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:36:47Royal Fleet Auxiliary integration and LUSV supportQ&A
  9. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    3:54:59Damage control and reloading return crews to the Hybrid NavyQ&A
  10. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    5:04:54A Canadian operator could keep former RFA ships supporting NATOQ&A
  11. The Defence Investment Plan is Out... Let's Talk it through, Good, Bad & What the Frigate?
    5:12:44Personnel policy expands recall while support remains thinChapter
  12. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:21:53The objection to using a fleet tanker to shadow a Russian submarineQ&A
  13. The Defence Investment Plan: A Live Review if it's been published, A Chat of What to Look For if not
    49:09Wars-of-choice planning left too few auxiliariesNotable Point
  14. The Defence Investment Plan: A Live Review if it's been published, A Chat of What to Look For if not
    1:15:03Auxiliaries and humanitarian reliefQ&A
  15. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:34:00Prince of Wales, routine failure, and missing supportQ&A
  16. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:35:17Why RFA pay competes with an international labor marketNotable Point
  17. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:15:27Why the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is force structureQ&A
  18. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    28:20What a second RFA Argus could have providedQ&A
  19. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:47:47Why the RFA converted only one ArgusQ&A
  20. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:38:46Why fixing RFA manning would not restore lost capacityQ&A
  21. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:53:18What a second Argus might have been calledQ&A
  22. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    2:01:30Were the Fort-class auxiliaries equipped with Sea Wolf?Q&A
  23. Live: What the Royal Navy's Type 83 Will Not Be: AKA Reality of Future Air Dominance System(FADS)
    2:04:48Uncrewed escorts can restore a screen for RFA shipsQ&A
  24. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:10:49Future roles for 40 mm and 57 mm guns in the Royal NavyQ&A
  25. Bruships 237: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:34:48Why operator choice determines amphibious ship namesQ&A
  26. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:10:11Could Britain sustain a third escort-building factory?Q&A
  27. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:11:37Can a Fleet Solid Support design become a tanker or amphibious ship?Q&A
  28. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:13:34Could continuous RFA orders sustain Harland and Wolff?Q&A
  29. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:43:28Six Fort Victoria ships as protected one-stop replenishmentQ&A
  30. Bruships 235: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:51:00How Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships receive their namesQ&A
  31. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    13:14The 1997 Royal Navy force baselineChapter
  32. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:02:56Force 2025 and the depth behind amphibious operationsChapter
  33. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    2:06:18Force 2025's air-wing and support-ship delivery gapNotable Point
  34. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    3:21:29The specialized capability of the Royal Fleet AuxiliaryNotable Point
  35. Where has Britain's Royal Navy Gone?
    3:29:28Why wartime logistics cannot assume commercial participationNotable Point
  36. Operation Deadlight(not Deadbeat)... scuttling U-Boats(Live)
    2:05:43Near-term Royal Navy investment prioritiesNotable Point
  37. How many Warships does your Navy need?
    29:55A refitted Bay-class ship still has to reach seaChapter
  38. How many Warships does your Navy need?
    1:32:47Why small task groups use one-stop supply shipsNotable Point
  39. How many Warships does your Navy need?
    1:33:37Fleet auxiliaries need rotation and protection tooNotable Point
  40. Trials and Tribulations- why ships go through the testing they do before they enter service
    2:53:28RFA manpower competes directly with commercial shippingNotable Point
  41. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:12:52Who would crew Britain's specialist support ships?Q&A
  42. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:34:03Using service experience to plan defence procurementNotable Point
  43. Bruships 229: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:36:51Why Britain might combine specialist support functionsQ&A
  44. Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:19:56Comparing naval task groups and their supportNotable Point
  45. Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:58:03Where extra Royal Navy money should go firstQ&A
  46. Bruships 227: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:33:21Why 31 Bay-class ships would not equal an amphibious fleetQ&A
  47. Scuttlebutt 15: Frigates
    10:26Type 31, Type 32, and Britain's available shipyardsQ&A
  48. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:34:17Why HMS Unicorn remained a warship rather than an RFAQ&A
  49. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    2:11:21A Taiwan relief effort would mobilize allied sealift fleetsQ&A
  50. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    1:53:48Where Britain might find extra shipbuilding capacityQ&A
  51. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    9:48:48RFA Argus and the effects of ageQ&A
  52. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    2:17:17What national capability contributes to an allianceNotable Point
  53. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    1:12:06The auxiliaries and escorts behind a proposed reaction forceNotable Point
  54. Bruships 214 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:30:55The Royal Fleet Auxiliary's pay problemQ&A
  55. The Atlantic Charter: Signed 14th of August 1941...84 yrs ago today!
    1:35:00Global logistics gave Security Council power practical weightNotable Point
  56. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...(Continued)
    49:42What counts as a British naval yardNotable Point
  57. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...(Continued)
    1:16:01The RFA needs competitive civilian pay and reserve depthNotable Point
  58. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    2:05:57How many large uncrewed escorts should a task group use?Q&A
  59. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    2:11:01Which major navy is in the worst shape?Q&A
  60. Lessons of Falklands War(1982) and Ukraine War(2022-)
    15:27Ascension exposed the cost of rushed assault loadingChapter
  61. Lessons of Falklands War(1982) and Ukraine War(2022-)
    17:44Distance constrained Argentine aircraft more than British sea basingNotable Point
  62. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:41:35How the Royal Navy sustains a global carrier deploymentQ&A
  63. How has Ukraine confirmed, dispelled or updated the lessons of the Falklands War 1982?
    23:27The Falklands as an expeditionary logistics warChapter
  64. Isolationist America: What should Australia, Britain & Canada do if it happens in the next 5 years?
    44:38Britain's first move: expand what is already in productionChapter
  65. Isolationist America: What should Australia, Britain & Canada do if it happens in the next 5 years?
    46:03Expanding naval personnel without wasting experienceNotable Point
  66. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:04:09Fort Victoria and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary support gapQ&A
  67. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:05:38Keeping RFA tankers available through reserve and charter workNotable Point
  68. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:33:36Why Fort Victoria's mixed support design needed a larger RFANotable Point
  69. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:24:36Why RFA Argus is a casualty-receiving ship, not a hospital shipNotable Point
  70. Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?
    2:12:23Civilian enablers give combat forces enduranceChapter
  71. Strategic Defence & Security Review 2025: What would a naval historian do?
    2:13:16Count the enablers that headline force totals hideNotable Point
  72. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    30:42Why Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships are not armed merchant cruisersQ&A
  73. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    1:15:35A naval-first plan for higher British defence spendingQ&A
  74. Bruships 179: Future Projects & Naval History Questions...
    1:13:30Naming and equipping a British medical-support shipQ&A
  75. Prof Mercogliano & Dr C Discuss What is going on with Logistics(Shipping)? #2Historians Ep 5
    57:48Command experience on auxiliaries changes how officers understand warChapter
  76. Prof Mercogliano & Dr C Discuss What is going on with Logistics(Shipping)? #2Historians Ep 5
    1:41:17Long shipbuilding plans still need adaptable logistics depthChapter
  77. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    2:45:07What Britain should fix first if defense spending rises sharplyQ&A
  78. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    1:56:05Why carrier airpower sustains repeated strikesQ&A
  79. 85% is still a First! The Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers...
    46:39RFA helicopters and global carrier operationsNotable Point
  80. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    3:12:02What happened to the Royal Navy's fast fleet oilersQ&A
  81. Traditional French Bonhomie to spare via the only non USN Nuclear Carrier! The Charles de Gaulle!
    1:24Domestic technology still needs enough ships and support crewsNotable Point
  82. Bruships 166: As I walk through the library of Naval History, I take a look at my shelf space....
    8:19Royal Fleet Auxiliary strikes in war and peaceQ&A
  83. The Nimitz Class: The Tenacious Ten that underpin America on the Global Stage
    1:40:13The limits of an allied thousand-ship navyChapter
  84. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:23:33Manning shortages affect logistics fleets as well as warshipsQ&A
  85. Bruships 159: New Office - This may be quick, discord may work & I may not have a Pneumonia attack!
    1:36:32Specialist British yards could convert some merchant ships into escort carriersQ&A
  86. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    1:21:52A Commonwealth Royal Fleet Auxiliary poolQ&A
  87. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    2:16:40Recapitalizing the force before adding new capabilitiesQ&A
  88. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:00:24Military Sealift Command is broader than the RFAQ&A
  89. Bruships 151: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Vote
    3:04:59Why a larger fleet does not require giant auxiliariesQ&A
  90. Patreon 103: The Nightmare returns - 4 WWI Town class are discovered by the Royal Navy in 1938
    3:05:15Why the RFA needed few dedicated colliersQ&A
  91. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    1:48:51Support fleets for Dominion naviesQ&A
  92. The Drivers of the Evolution of Carrier Air Groups...
    2:31:38Carrier programs must fund escorts and auxiliaries as a systemNotable Point
  93. 824 Sqn Royal Naval Air Service: Spectat Ubique Spiritus (The Wind Everywhere Looks On)
    18:34Royal Fleet Auxiliary helicopters expand task-force ASW capacityChapter
  94. 824 Sqn Royal Naval Air Service: Spectat Ubique Spiritus (The Wind Everywhere Looks On)
    52:11Falklands helicopters turned the task force into a distributed air systemChapter
  95. 809 Squadron Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm: The Immortals
    53:58The F-35 era depends on more than fightersChapter
  96. 809 Squadron Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm: The Immortals
    1:05:12809's return needs a larger supporting forceChapter
  97. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    2:14:00Reserve recall and Royal Navy rearmament in 1951Chapter
  98. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    2:16:10Carrier aviation, rescue, and helicopter trials in KoreaNotable Point
  99. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    3:39:19Marchwood's distinctive role in British military sealiftNotable Point
  100. Bruships 123: Naval History Questions and Books on Strategy & Tactics
    1:44:17Why the Tide-class tankers were built in South KoreaQ&A
  101. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    1:43:42Why a combined super-tanker is a damage-control riskQ&A
  102. Bruships 93: Soviet Navy Books & Random Books
    4:38:45Five force-structure changes for the modern Royal NavyQ&A
  103. Bruships 88: Way of War
    2:31:09Royal Navy mobilization and support in KoreaChapter
  104. Bruships 88: Way of War
    2:31:39Korean War mobilization reaches the reserves and RFAChapter
  105. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    1:52:40Why European carriers still need logisticsQ&A
  106. Patreon 53: Comparison of Future Warships for the RN/RAN/RCN/RNZN
    1:41:36The logistics behind Britain's global reachChapter
  107. Bruships 73: Some Old, Some New, None Borrowed, but Some Blue
    2:00:03Why fuel and ammunition make a difficult combined auxiliaryQ&A
  108. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    1:38:40What Royal Fleet Auxiliary scale says about European logisticsNotable Point
  109. Patreon 47: Putting the USA's 2nd fleet to work - US Coast Guard's presence missions & deployment
    2:54:34Why a huge auxiliary fleet implies a much larger navyQ&A
  110. Patreon 41: RN Strategic & Tactical thinking on submarines & anti-submarine forces between the Wars
    43:34Royal Navy convoy exercises used fleet auxiliariesQ&A
  111. Patreon 36: Repair Ships, Depot Ships, Tenders and Stores Ships...
    2:21:42What a multi-role support ship could replaceChapter
  112. Patreon 36: Repair Ships, Depot Ships, Tenders and Stores Ships...
    2:30:49How many multi-role support ships would a fleet need?Q&A
  113. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    3:21:33A Bay-class successor with broader utilityQ&A
  114. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    21:59Convoy practice protected logistics shipsQ&A
  115. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    22:33Auxiliaries stayed outside naval treaty tonnageQ&A
  116. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    54:49Wave-class oilers could service three shipsNotable Point
  117. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:39:15The Royal Fleet Auxiliary sustained the fleetQ&A
  118. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:41:14The 2021 RFA matched support ships to force speedNotable Point
  119. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:55:21RFA loss totals depend on ship statusQ&A
  120. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:57:48The fast-oiler force expanded during the warQ&A
  121. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    2:07:25Fisher helped create the RFAQ&A
  122. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    2:50:46Interwar RFA tanker strengthChapter
  123. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    3:04:50Tanker design reflected industrial bottlenecksNotable Point
  124. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    3:13:11Allied Pacific fleets needed compatible replenishmentQ&A
  125. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    35:18Forward oil stocks and the Royal Fleet AuxiliaryChapter
  126. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    43:02Dale, Wave, and Fast Leaf tanker capabilitiesNotable Point
  127. Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore: Long Patrol
    49:49Allied navies learned logistics from one anotherNotable Point
  128. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 1/4
    36:06Fushimi, logistics, and the appeal of visible warshipsQ&A
  129. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    47:28Why logistics should receive new defence money firstNotable Point
  130. Patreon 31: Armoured Cruisers in the Mediterranean in WWI
    2:53:40Would a larger carrier need larger replenishment ships?Q&A
  131. Patreon 30: Japanese hybrid warships of WW2
    28:52Royal Fleet Auxiliary oilers as a planned carrier reserveNotable Point
  132. Bruships 52: A Year of Bruships - Questions & Books
    3:32:50RFA Argus as a helicopter-training assetQ&A
  133. Prince Philips Navy
    2:04:27Why side-by-side replenishment overtook astern methodsQ&A
  134. Bruships 43: Aircraft Carriers & Naval Aviation
    2:26:25The aging logistics ships behind a British carrier groupQ&A
  135. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s
    12:41The Fearless-class amphibious force and its supporting craftChapter
  136. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P3b/7 Keith Speed (Continued)
    24:59Search and rescue and Dominica hurricane reliefChapter
  137. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P3b/7 Keith Speed (Continued)
    26:42The civilian workforce and economy behind the fleetChapter
  138. Patreon 17 "The Royal Navy’s Strategic Role in 1980s NATO" as suggested by Joseph Sullivan
    2:40:57Search and rescue and HMS Fife's Dominica relief missionChapter
  139. Steel of a Hundred Years Ago: Ships of 1920
    45:46Why auxiliary status could open neutral portsQ&A
  140. 2 Minutes: UK Tank Force
    0:59A reserve model for amphibious capabilityNotable Point
  141. An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"
    29:54Sea-based logistics and the host nation's burdenNotable Point
  142. 4000 Subscribers Thankyou Special – The Royal Navy if I were Prime Minister
    17:15Forward-based amphibious shipping and fleet sustainmentNotable Point
  143. Bru Ships Episode 7: Warship Design Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:31:21Amphibious ship design also determines who can crew itQ&A
  144. An introduction to the ‘Littleships’ of the big war Part 3 of 4
    11:03Why a Hill-class trawler complicated a U-boat attackChapter
  145. Bru Ships Episode 4: Naval Aviation Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:14:48The Royal Navy supplemented merchant crews in wartime logisticsQ&A
  146. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:27:40At-sea replenishment before the Second World WarQ&A
  147. Bru Ships Episode 1: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:45:18Pre-war cargo ships could provide escort-carrier conversion stockQ&A
  148. A Question of Getting Them There - Landing Ships & Amphibious Warfare Part 2(ii)
    10:19Landing ship gantries provide long-range landing-craft liftChapter
  149. Day 3 of the Montevideo Diplomatic Battle, the 16th of December 1939 - A River Plate 80 Video
    5:45Ajax and Achilles refuel while ammunition runs shortChapter
  150. Altmark Last Meeting with the Admiral Graf Spee - A River Plate 80 Video
    3:00Why auxiliaries create global naval reachChapter