Sea Trials

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   21:51Albacore: altered speed figures and survival after a mineNotable Point
2. Building for Research & Development: The Royal Navy's Pre-WWI Destroyer Programs...18 Aug 2026
   24:35C-class 30-knotters and the case for earlier turbine adoptionNotable Point
3. Building for Research & Development: The Royal Navy's Pre-WWI Destroyer Programs...18 Aug 2026
   33:38River-class turbine trials and hull efficiencyNotable Point
4. Building for Research & Development: The Royal Navy's Pre-WWI Destroyer Programs...18 Aug 2026
   1:06:00Acheron-class competition and Yarrow specialsChapter
5. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...12 Jul 2026
   4:20:45Orion trial speeds and an earlier boiler changeNotable Point
6. The Large Torpedoboats & Torpedoboat Destroyers of the Imperial German Navy in WWI26 May 2026
   4:57V25 production evolves through different hulls and turbinesNotable Point
7. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live22 Jan 2026
   1:11:39Tirpitz and Graf Zeppelin need more than commissioning datesNotable Point
8. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust21 Nov 2025
   5:59:02Why US and British warship speed figures are not directly comparableQ&A
9. Bruships 160: Money for Kallax, Book Space ain’t Free! Naval History Questions & Chat...1 Sept 2024
   1:56:24Why published warship top speeds need normalizationQ&A
10. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins21 Apr 2024
    2:03:35HMS Lion's trials before and after commissioningQ&A
11. Giulio Cesare: The Lucky Ceasar of the Regia Marina, Key Ships Series 8 – Ship 510 Mar 2024
    35:13Commissioning rules shift risk between navies and shipbuildersNotable Point
12. Check Campaign 4: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign22 Jan 2024
    1:49:49Why new warships may need an immediate refitNotable Point
13. HMS Nelson(1876): The Flagship that incubated the Royal Australian Navy - Key Ship Series 5, Part 926 Sept 2023
    22:08Simple machinery and reliable distant deploymentNotable Point
14. Problems with Building Bigger Guns - A Short Discussion23 Aug 2023
    29:41Royal Navy ships had to make their specified speedNotable Point
15. H Class Battleships: Ignoring Reality for Perfection, Key Ships Series 4, Ship 411 Aug 2023
    58:40Commissioning was not operational readinessNotable Point
16. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture30 Jul 2023
    1:12:23Why a warship's true maximum speed is elusiveQ&A
17. Sovereign Battleships... & Why Pre-Dreadnoughts really shouldn't be called that Round 223 May 2023
    16:13Brandenburg trials and procurement disciplineNotable Point
18. HMS Warrior(1860): The Benefits of Royal Protection?22 Dec 2022
    1:23:58Cost, trials, and early correctionsNotable Point
19. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)18 Nov 2022
    19:41Trials, vibration, and the value of an adaptable hullNotable Point
20. Diadem Class: First Class Protected Cruisers (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 10)18 Nov 2022
    1:03:02Spartiate's high cost and machinery failuresChapter
21. Châteaurenault (1898): The French Columbia Class... (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 9)17 Nov 2022
    24:49Fourteen boilers, continuous speed, and vibration trialsChapter
22. Victoria Louise(1897) Class: Time to Make An Impression (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 6)5 Nov 2022
    14:50Commissioning did not make Victoria Louise immediately readyNotable Point
23. Victoria Louise(1897) Class: Time to Make An Impression (19th Century Cruisers Series 2 Part 6)5 Nov 2022
    23:17Freya's boiler failures reshape German warship machineryNotable Point
24. Leander Class(1882): 19th Century Cruisers p68 Sept 2022
    25:50Phaeton's trials tested funnels, draft, and machineryChapter
25. Velasco Class(1881): 19th Century Cruisers p57 Sept 2022
    11:08Cristóbal Colón's fleeting speed and Cuban wreckNotable Point
26. Algerie (1932): Marine National16 Aug 2022
    3:00Powerful machinery and successful speed trialsNotable Point
27. Patreon 45: Comparing Sisters(Not Kardashians) - HMS Renown & Repulse / HMS Nelson & Rodney17 Feb 2022
    1:26:26Trial speed is not guaranteed warship speedNotable Point
28. Bruships 70: Travelling along...13 Feb 2022
    59:09Who crews a warship during sea trials?Q&A
29. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 190823 May 2021
    16:09Moltke and Goeben repeat the offset-turret compromiseChapter
30. Dreadnoughts from Around the World (1905-14): 190823 May 2021
    26:18British trials and German tempo create different design cyclesNotable Point
31. Four Random Books Episode 32: Destroyer Challenge (Live)7 Apr 2021
    21:12Repulse trials expose destroyer seakeeping limitsNotable Point
32. Bruships 42: Some More Scifi21 Mar 2021
    2:32:34Prince of Wales carried trials staff and fittersNotable Point
33. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books27 Dec 2020
    1:12:53David Taylor, propeller trials, and US Navy design practiceChapter
34. Bruships30: Nine Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects(Including 1939) & Three New Books27 Dec 2020
    2:08:22Italian flotilla-leader trials and the 1,850-ton destroyer problemChapter