Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Ships of the Line

Also searchable as line of battle ships, Ship Of The Line.

Related time notes

  1. Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!
    12:59Frigate-built hulls, sailing rates and overseas cruisingChapter
  2. Rise of the Frigate Navies: Why so many nations are going Frigate and why others want them as well!
    14:33American heavy frigates and the limits exposed in 1812Notable Point
  3. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    28:15Rebuilding Napoleon's navy around training, Toulon and GibraltarQ&A
  4. Bruships 262: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    2:30:46Portsmouth's forts and a Dutch raidQ&A
  5. Bruships 260: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    4:24:15Giving the Royal Navy later warship designs in 1750Q&A
  6. Admiral Henry Trollope: A Great Carronade Career with Sad End
    5:06How Rainbow's chase guns prompted a French surrenderChapter
  7. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:02:03A paddle-wheel third-rate for a 1750s steampunk fleetQ&A
  8. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    40:54Why the first HMS Africa lasted only thirteen yearsChapter
  9. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    45:59HMS Africa's independent fight at TrafalgarChapter
  10. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    1:44:41Why Britain preserved so few old warshipsQ&A
  11. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    1:46:43How dangerous were Danish gunboats to a third rate?Q&A
  12. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    2:05:37Which early HMS Africa was more formidable?Q&A
  13. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    2:00:49Why a 170-gun first rate would enter ordinaryQ&A
  14. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    2:02:47If Britain captured Santisima TrinidadQ&A
  15. Bruships 252: Naval History Questions Answered Live...take 2
    3:20:32Arranging the guns of a 170-gun first rateQ&A
  16. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    29:28Why a 170-gun first rate would strain its worldQ&A
  17. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    52:04Where a 170-gun first rate could actually see actionQ&A
  18. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    58:04Why an enormous first rate would merit screw conversionQ&A
  19. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:21:10Choosing a third rate to carry across five centuriesQ&A
  20. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:27:24A giant first rate in Crimea and the MediterraneanQ&A
  21. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:32:09Why pirates avoided ships of the lineQ&A
  22. Bruships 251: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:41:07Why four decks were not an absolute wooden-warship limitQ&A
  23. The Royal Navy's Interwar Mutinees... Volunteer Baltic & Invergordon...
    41:26Why frigate prize money attracted sailorsNotable Point
  24. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:31:01The most junior officers to command a post ship in battleQ&A
  25. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:36:27How leaving Nelson before Trafalgar reshaped an admiral's reputationNotable Point
  26. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:16:30Why a second-rate ship of the line was a major honourQ&A
  27. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:02:14First, second, and third rates were all battleships of their ageQ&A
  28. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:55:01Third rates fought fleet actions while frigates carried on the cruising roleQ&A
  29. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:26:09An American battle line before the War of 1812Q&A
  30. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:03:42British first-rates on the Great Lakes before 1812Q&A
  31. Bruships 243: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:03:50Why six third rates would not replace the 1812 frigatesQ&A
  32. US Navy Ship Building Plan 2026... a Live look at what is being planned...
    2:28:44How the meaning of battleship changed with technologyNotable Point
  33. Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:05:06Why a mahogany second-rate would be a poor investmentQ&A
  34. Bruships 242: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:24:30A practical timber revision for the mahogany second-rateQ&A
  35. Ironclads go Two Decker....
    16:01Ironclad frigates start taking over the battle fleet's jobNotable Point
  36. Ironclads go Two Decker....
    19:03A stronger French ironclad could force Britain to build upwardChapter
  37. Ironclads go Two Decker....
    36:12Why Duncan supplies the proposed armored two-decker's starting pointNotable Point
  38. The Arguments that made American Seapower: Roosevelt, Mahan, Sims & More
    27:28Cheap coastal defence and the naval funding gapNotable Point
  39. The Arguments that made American Seapower: Roosevelt, Mahan, Sims & More
    34:37Why Britain built lighter frigatesNotable Point
  40. The Arguments that made American Seapower: Roosevelt, Mahan, Sims & More
    41:07Could American first rates break the British blockade?Notable Point
  41. Bruships 231: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:23:23How a private company's battle fleet would concern the Royal NavyQ&A
  42. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    36:58French captain grades preserve age-of-sail commandNotable Point
  43. The Ranks of Some Navys of the World... Round 1 of many!
    58:20Alférez preserves the Arabic roots of Spanish junior-officer ranksChapter
  44. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:43:22Which historic ship should be reconstructed accurately?Q&A
  45. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:49:07Jesus of Lübeck beside Victory: comparing sailing-ship developmentNotable Point
  46. Why is a Frigate a Frigate and other questions of modern navys?
    22:31Third rates added weight to frigate diplomacyNotable Point
  47. Scuttlebutt 15: Frigates
    38:12Why heavy frigates still avoided ships of the lineQ&A
  48. Scuttlebutt 15: Frigates
    38:43How two-deck second rates changed the sailing battle lineQ&A
  49. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    4:06:35Why another Type 82 might still fail to become a museumQ&A
  50. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    4:19:01HMS Africa would make a mobile ship-of-the-line museumQ&A
  51. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    32:10Ships of the line disguised as East IndiamenQ&A
  52. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    11:13:02Frigate positioning behind first rates in the game battleNotable Point
  53. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    11:17:46Clearing derelicts from the first rates' firing lanesNotable Point
  54. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    11:19:42Would Nelson have liked the 120-gun HMS Nelson?Q&A
  55. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    11:29:45Replacing the British Trafalgar fleet with HMS Nelson copiesQ&A
  56. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    21:43How long a wooden third-rate took to buildQ&A
  57. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    59:19Why a full-size HMS Africa replica would take decadesQ&A
  58. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    7:18:01Why lighter guns did little to speed up a 74Q&A
  59. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    7:19:14Why razing a ship did not remove its strength deckQ&A
  60. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    36:29How large a wooden warship could practical shipbuilding sustain?Q&A
  61. Historiophon 2025: part 2 of 9 - Friends of HMCS Haida
    40:32Choosing the battery for a 74- or 84-gun ship of the lineQ&A
  62. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy I
    42:26A fleet swap between early America and VeniceQ&A
  63. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:27:08Preserving an eighteenth-century French 74Q&A
  64. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:53:43HMS Africa charged Trafalgar aloneQ&A
  65. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:35:06The French 36-pounder in age-of-sail combatQ&A
  66. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:21:40Constitution remained a heavy frigate, not a disguised ship of the lineQ&A
  67. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:28:14A first rate can be too lively for accurate gunneryQ&A
  68. Bruships 218: New Books! British Telecom is a terrible ISP! Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:12:49What lets a frigate hurt a first-rate shipQ&A
  69. Bruships 216 On the Road Japan 2025: Last one from Japan! Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:29:06American ships of the line would reshape the War of 1812Q&A
  70. Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships
    2:07Why sail persisted after steam arrivedChapter
  71. Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships
    9:30Ironclads and wooden ships at the Battle of LissaChapter
  72. Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships
    15:19Kaiser as Lissa's wooden glass cannonNotable Point
  73. Bruships 213 On the Road Japan 2025: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    24:07Boarding an empty Nimitz from a ship of the lineQ&A
  74. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:08:59British first rates on the Great Lakes after 1812Q&A
  75. Vlieter Incident 1799: When the Dutch lost a Fleet to a Conundrum... or a Conspiracy...
    0:00The Vlieter surrender compounds CamperdownChapter
  76. Vlieter Incident 1799: When the Dutch lost a Fleet to a Conundrum... or a Conspiracy...
    36:33Eight Batavian ships face Mitchell's overwhelming fleetChapter
  77. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    33:34Leander defies the fourth-rate's usual restraintNotable Point
  78. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    33:34The opposing fleets: French weight versus British depthChapter
  79. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    1:13:51Theseus disguises a 74 as a first-rateNotable Point
  80. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    1:36:57Bellerophon holds the 120-gun Orient aloneNotable Point
  81. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    35:57HMS Edgar displayed Hornby's mastery of sailNotable Point
  82. Bruships 206: Naval History Questions Answered Live...(Continued)
    59:58A surviving first rate belongs in a museumQ&A
  83. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    1:02:58American heavy frigates made the republic costly to coerceChapter
  84. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    2:05:32Peacetime acquisition in the age of sailQ&A
  85. Procurement for Peace: Second Draft
    2:19:41What the early US Navy lacked above its frigatesQ&A
  86. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:07:47Favorite third-rate ships of the lineQ&A
  87. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    59:59French captain grades tied rank to command experienceNotable Point
  88. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    1:37:04Spanish naval ranks preserve Reconquista languageChapter
  89. Naval Ranks: The Video that will make all Lieutenants Hate me... permanently...
    1:59:14How archaic rank titles still work in modern naviesQ&A
  90. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:14:42Hogland exposes Swedish firepower and command gapsChapter
  91. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:16:17Ship growth leaves sixty-gun vessels marginalNotable Point
  92. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century: Bringing your Politics to the Battlefield
    1:31:36Reval turns Sweden's battle line into targetsChapter
  93. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:19:18Why first-rate ships served as fleet flagshipsQ&A
  94. The Vlieter incident of 1799: When Leadership meant a battle wasn't needed for the Batavian to lose
    36:34How Elphinstone forced surrender without opening fireNotable Point
  95. The Vlieter incident of 1799: When Leadership meant a battle wasn't needed for the Batavian to lose
    1:32:35The Den Helder squadron faces overwhelming forceChapter
  96. The Vlieter incident of 1799: When Leadership meant a battle wasn't needed for the Batavian to lose
    1:54:37The captured fleet accelerates Dutch naval collapseNotable Point
  97. The Vlieter incident of 1799: When Leadership meant a battle wasn't needed for the Batavian to lose
    2:42:30Why were most Dutch ships of the line two-deckers?Notable Point
  98. The Vlieter incident of 1799: When Leadership meant a battle wasn't needed for the Batavian to lose
    2:45:01How were Dutch 74s and 60-gun ships armed?Q&A
  99. The Vlieter incident of 1799: When Leadership meant a battle wasn't needed for the Batavian to lose
    2:47:42Why did ships carry mixed gun calibers?Q&A
  100. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:29:33Age-of-sail sloops rarely hunted in wolfpacksQ&A
  101. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:04:23A pirate third-rate would provoke a concentrated Royal Navy responseQ&A
  102. Bruships 198: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:07:10How first- through sixth-rate warships were dividedQ&A
  103. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    1:09:43A homogeneous British battle line with experienced captainsChapter
  104. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    1:23:58Why was a huge Océan-class first rate on the expedition?Q&A
  105. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    2:43:20Double-shotting trades range for damage inside the hullNotable Point
  106. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    2:45:00Were all the British guns double-shotted?Q&A
  107. Rostislav: the Russian Victory from 1784?
    0:58Why Russia needed a heavier Baltic battle fleetChapter
  108. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century(1700-1790)
    2:53:18At Öland, supply and heavy guns favor RussiaChapter
  109. Leadership of the Russo-Swedish Wars of the 18th Century(1700-1790)
    3:11:26Anchored Russian defenses defeat superior Swedish numbers at RevalChapter
  110. Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!
    39:49Rowley and HMS Montagu at CartagenaChapter
  111. Vice-Admiral Joshua Rowley: The Trials of Being the Solid Deputy for the Greats!
    45:51HMS Monmouth and the Ship of Theseus problemNotable Point
  112. Britannia Naval College: Evolution of Education & Cradle of Leadership
    4:34From the Portsmouth school to HMS BritanniaChapter
  113. Britannia Naval College: Evolution of Education & Cradle of Leadership
    7:05HMS Hindustan expands the floating collegeNotable Point
  114. Britannia Naval College: Evolution of Education & Cradle of Leadership
    9:08HMS Prince of Wales becomes the second BritanniaChapter
  115. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    58:32How far could a wooden warship be rebuilt?Q&A
  116. Admiral Kempenfelt: Communication Infrastructure in the Age of Sail,
    30:00HMS Royal George before the fatal refitChapter
  117. Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...
    4:30:39Why Constitution was not an age-of-sail battlecruiserQ&A
  118. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    17:51Ships of the line as twentieth-century training shipsQ&A
  119. Bruships 187: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:42:17What Chatham's ropewalk output reveals about a ship's riggingQ&A
  120. Mary Rose to Victory: How the Wooden Wall Grew as both forest and trees
    36:00Prince Royal grew through repeated rebuildsNotable Point
  121. Mary Rose to Victory: How the Wooden Wall Grew as both forest and trees
    59:23Gun decks replaced towering castle structuresNotable Point
  122. Mary Rose to Victory: How the Wooden Wall Grew as both forest and trees
    1:22:02Fourth rates exposed a hull-form compromiseNotable Point
  123. Mary Rose to Victory: How the Wooden Wall Grew as both forest and trees
    1:24:04Vanguard's rebuilds created a better gun platformChapter
  124. Mary Rose to Victory: How the Wooden Wall Grew as both forest and trees
    1:40:05Royal Sovereign became a model for an establishmentChapter
  125. Scuttlebutt 9 - A long time coming...
    29:29When sailing-warship ratings stopped matching fighting powerQ&A
  126. How Admirals Shape Ships? From the Frigate built Galleons to Arleigh Burkes...
    16:03Sané's 74 and the Royal Navy's adaptationChapter
  127. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    9:48Patronage, fourth rates, and Jervis's early trainingChapter
  128. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    21:20Surveys, inspections, and material readinessNotable Point
  129. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    24:44HMS Foudroyant captures PégaseChapter
  130. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    31:20What arming a ship en flûte meantNotable Point
  131. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    1:29:12The multi-deck first rate evolves through repeated rebuildingChapter
  132. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    2:51:19Why the early United States lacked ships of the lineQ&A
  133. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    2:54:32Could Mary Rose serve in Victory's fleet?Q&A
  134. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    3:12:48Which Australasian woods could build a ship of the line?Q&A
  135. From Mary Rose to Victory, How & Why Construction of the Wooden Wall changed... Naval History Live
    3:25:43What happened to USS America in French service?Q&A
  136. Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes
    18:58Fourth rates and Rodney's place in Hawke's factionChapter
  137. Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes
    24:25How Hawke brought his numerical advantage into actionNotable Point
  138. Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes
    1:19:57Rodney engineers an unfair fight at the Moonlight BattleChapter
  139. Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes
    1:45:40Rodney breaks the French line at the SaintesChapter
  140. Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes
    1:57:29Leaving Formidable behind and returning in MontaguNotable Point
  141. Could Teddy Roosevelt do a Naval Treaty in 1909 & if so what might it be like?
    1:18:08The Paulet Affair as a lesson in naval diplomacyNotable Point
  142. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:55:45Could the U.S. Navy have prepared better for the War of 1812?Q&A
  143. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:24:12How many ships of the line could overwhelm a modern frigate?Q&A
  144. Bruships 183: Science Fiction/Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:04:57The American ships of the line planned before 1812Q&A
  145. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    37:15The Ventimiglia raid wins Rodney post rankChapter
  146. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    27:37HMS Bellona in 1500: transferring shipbuilding skillsQ&A
  147. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:22:06A proposed 170-gun three-decker at TrafalgarQ&A
  148. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:56:41Historic warships were smaller and more crowded than visitors expectQ&A
  149. David Farragut: Leadership Becomes Him
    14:44Valparaiso combat and global navigation experienceChapter
  150. David Farragut: Leadership Becomes Him
    17:49Bainbridge, fleet command, and Tunisian navigation studyChapter
  151. Guard Ships: What they were & What they are... Key Ship Series 9
    1:14How a guard ship combined reserve readiness and port defenceChapter
  152. Guard Ships: What they were & What they are... Key Ship Series 9
    7:24Why a port might keep two partly crewed guard shipsChapter
  153. Guard Ships: What they were & What they are... Key Ship Series 9
    8:23How guard squadrons differed and what mobilising one costNotable Point
  154. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    2:11:19Which ship of the line should have survived beside VictoryQ&A
  155. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    3:47:58How Danish ships of the line fit Baltic watersQ&A
  156. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    3:57:31L’Orient and the limits of the Océan-class first ratesNotable Point
  157. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    4:10:42Why Santísima Trinidad did not become a first-rate modelQ&A
  158. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    38:22Why cutting a first-rate down rarely produced a superior third-rateQ&A
  159. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    42:36Why Vasa warns against uniform heavy gun decksNotable Point
  160. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    1:19:23Why an 80-gun two-decker makes an adaptable battle lineQ&A
  161. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    2:15:10Reliable breech-loading naval guns in 1750Q&A
  162. The Monroe Doctrine, a living history of Rhetoric vs Reality
    2:36:01Could the United States contest the 1840s Royal Navy?Q&A
  163. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    4:31The rating system and the limits of a high-mid-low fleetChapter
  164. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    8:51Small gun-count differences compounded into a third-rate advantageNotable Point
  165. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    10:51The Royal Navy of 1814 was built around third and fifth ratesChapter
  166. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    56:29Heavy American frigates still faced a two-deck disadvantageNotable Point
  167. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    29:41Modern weapons through an age-of-sail gunportQ&A
  168. Essay Competion, UAD ship design & Questions: Third 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 3/4
    1:31:13Why no conventional brig duel decided the Napoleonic WarsQ&A
  169. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    7:19Which ship could defeat both Trafalgar fleets?Q&A
  170. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    1:04:19Why American ships of the line were awkward Royal Navy reservesQ&A
  171. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    1:13:35British ships of the line crowded on sail before battleQ&A
  172. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    0:00Why a third rate was not a third-class warshipChapter
  173. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    5:16The two-deck 64- to 80-gun sweet spotChapter
  174. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    20:13The Royal Navy's 1814 battlefleet balanceNotable Point
  175. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    27:57First rates belonged at the fleet's coreNotable Point
  176. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    39:47Third rates made Trafalgar a massive battleChapter
  177. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    49:00First rates broke the line, third rates filled itNotable Point
  178. Bruships 166: As I walk through the library of Naval History, I take a look at my shelf space....
    10:31A sailing-age force for the Dutch East IndiesQ&A
  179. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    25:00Great Michael at the start of a new European naval raceNotable Point
  180. Bruships 164: Is this Book life? Is this just a library?Caught in a landslide, no Kallax for safety!
    1:29:36Non-European frigates and ships of the lineQ&A
  181. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:56:25Why Nelson took heavy 74s to CopenhagenQ&A
  182. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    2:02:37Why navies did not build a double-razée frigate directlyQ&A
  183. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    4:57How four navies built their 74-gun fleetsChapter
  184. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    7:43Why Russia and Venice needed 74-gun shipsNotable Point
  185. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    11:17Evolutionary procurement and national riskNotable Point
  186. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    16:59The 74 as the battle line's working massChapter
  187. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    20:29The all-rounder that could serve anywhere in the lineNotable Point
  188. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    27:19Gun power, hull rigidity, and ocean enduranceNotable Point
  189. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    31:26Survivability, rigging, and usable manpowerNotable Point
  190. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    36:59Global utility and cost per useful hullChapter
  191. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    40:17Third rates as the fleet's working strengthChapter
  192. The Worth of the 74s: Why Navys found them so useful, Patreon Premier 5
    45:24HMS Implacable and the cost of losing naval heritageNotable Point
  193. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    0:55Second rates between prestige and fleet massChapter
  194. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    7:21Second rates as line-breaking heavy shipsNotable Point
  195. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    10:35How fleet growth created the second-rate nicheNotable Point
  196. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    12:14Royal Catherine, Charles, and a century of rebuildingChapter
  197. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    14:13Why the Royal Navy kept building second ratesChapter
  198. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    16:39Strategic insurance after a lost fleet battleNotable Point
  199. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    22:12Three-decker firepower against stronger opponentsNotable Point
  200. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    26:30The sledgehammer value and handling costChapter
  201. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    29:21Second rates for the early US NavyNotable Point
  202. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    33:53What two-decked second rates might changeNotable Point
  203. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    37:36The context and changing utility of second ratesNotable Point
  204. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    0:25How larger ships made the rating system grow upwardChapter
  205. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    3:57Broadside weight mattered more than gun count aloneNotable Point
  206. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    5:22Early first rates needed supply support and careful stabilityNotable Point
  207. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    7:07How earlier first-rate performance moved down the ratingsNotable Point
  208. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    11:03Why first rates were individual construction projectsChapter
  209. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    16:08Victory, peacetime economy, and wartime activationNotable Point
  210. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    22:45Ports, timber management, and Britain's first-rate fleetNotable Point
  211. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    24:19What defined a first-rate ship of the lineNotable Point
  212. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    25:03Nelson, Rodney, and the battle-line bulwark analogyNotable Point
  213. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    28:26The rarity and prestige of first ratesNotable Point
  214. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    33:03How close several first rates came to survivalNotable Point
  215. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    34:54Prince Royal and the rebuild path to first-rate statusChapter
  216. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    38:23Heavy handling and surprising first-rate speedNotable Point
  217. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    40:02First rates as command platforms and intimidating state powerNotable Point
  218. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    41:29Santisima Trinidad and the pursuit of maximum firepowerChapter
  219. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    49:27HMS Victoria at the end of the ship-of-the-line eraChapter
  220. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    53:31Are aircraft carriers modern first rates?Notable Point
  221. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:00Four ships as a guide to the wooden wallChapter
  222. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    38:30HMS Dictator's anchor turn at the Battle of LyngorNotable Point
  223. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    47:56HMS Terrible and the 74-gun production systemChapter
  224. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    54:28A 74's gunports did not settle her armamentNotable Point
  225. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    57:13Terrible at the First Battle of UshantNotable Point
  226. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    59:13Why frigate victories did not replace a battle fleetNotable Point
  227. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:04:19Terrible and Rodney's victory at Cape St VincentNotable Point
  228. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:14:13HMS Invincible and the making of senior commandersChapter
  229. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:23:39Third rates formed the working line while first rates carried statusNotable Point
  230. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:28:19Hood steals the anchorage at St KittsChapter
  231. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:39:32The Glorious First of June: tactical victory, strategic argumentChapter
  232. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:43:08Northumberland's name passes between naviesNotable Point
  233. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:46:06Howe's first-rate flagship at the Glorious First of JuneQ&A
  234. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:47:17Invincible in the invasion of TrinidadNotable Point
  235. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:54:12Royal Oak and the continuing evolution of the 74Chapter
  236. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:58:41Grenada and the danger of unverified fleet intelligenceNotable Point
  237. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    2:10:34Royal Oak at the Battle of ChesapeakeChapter
  238. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    2:17:46The ordinary ships behind the wooden wallNotable Point
  239. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    2:23:11How many third rates could the Royal Navy keep in commission?Q&A
  240. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    2:40:51Age-of-sail classes as evolving production batchesQ&A
  241. Bruships 153: Naval History Questions Answered & Boxes being Packed... still, there are more books!
    1:13:34French 80-gun ships and the limits of design qualityQ&A
  242. Musings on Procurement
    18:17Matching ships to threats and rolesNotable Point
  243. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    0:42Ardent-class 64s beside AgamemnonChapter
  244. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    23:02From French Lis to Ardent firepowerNotable Point
  245. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    30:23HMS Ardent's capture and battle careerChapter
  246. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    35:09Raisonnable and Nelson's first Ardent-class linkNotable Point
  247. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    37:23Raisonnable breaks the Penobscot ExpeditionChapter
  248. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    44:10Raisonnable's worldwide service and long afterlifeNotable Point
  249. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    45:09Belliqueux from Camperdown to BengalChapter
  250. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    48:32Agamemnon's service valueChapter
  251. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    52:52Agamemnon's wreck, salvage, and rediscoveryNotable Point
  252. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    54:36Stately at Zealand PointNotable Point
  253. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    1:06:30Alternating broadsides at Zealand PointNotable Point
  254. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    1:08:53Indefatigable's razee conversion and armamentChapter
  255. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    1:19:47Nassau and the quiet value of presenceNotable Point
  256. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    1:22:0164s, specialization, and fleet sizeNotable Point
  257. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    3:24:19Royal Navy lessons from the War of 1812Q&A
  258. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    2:00Why the Royal Navy still valued 64-gun shipsChapter
  259. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    12:26How a 74-gun ship survived into the air-power eraNotable Point
  260. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    18:38Inflexible and the 64-gun fleets at CuddaloreChapter
  261. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    27:10HMS Africa holds a convoy screenNotable Point
  262. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    31:58Why Africa was the principal threat to ConstitutionNotable Point
  263. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    1:04:53Najaden trusts confined waters to deter DictatorNotable Point
  264. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    1:07:28Dictator uses her anchor to bring a broadside onto NajadenChapter
  265. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    1:20:4064-gun captains and demanding independent commandsNotable Point
  266. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    49:18How Congress constrained early American ships of the lineQ&A
  267. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    12:32American heavy frigates met a fleet-scale blockadeChapter
  268. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    35:52A Constitution-led squadron would have drawn heavier British shipsNotable Point
  269. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    43:02Heavy frigates could not replace a balanced fleetNotable Point
  270. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): Where Glory dies at the feet of Professionalism & Gossip!
    2:22:10What would Britain have sent against a Constitution-type frigate?Q&A
  271. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    24:19Why American frigate victories could not decide the War of 1812Chapter
  272. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    28:17Would Nelson have been sent to fight the United States?Q&A
  273. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    29:11Great frigates could not substitute for an American battle fleetNotable Point
  274. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    37:39Could American harbor defenses stop a British battle squadron?Q&A
  275. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    1:34:17What was an Age of Sail razee?Q&A
  276. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    2:38:08Could USS Constitution fight HMS Victory?Q&A
  277. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    1:32:11Steam power would make Trafalgar faster and more destructiveQ&A
  278. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    2:00:00French speed versus British endurance in ships of the lineQ&A
  279. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    2:10:03A red-oak first rate would sit deeper and sail more slowlyQ&A
  280. Bruships 139: Books will be Attempted, Questions will be Answered
    12:18A Napoleonic first rate against an ancient fleetQ&A
  281. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:53:17A US Navy built to enforce the Monroe DoctrineQ&A
  282. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    0:11USS Independence exposes the Great Frigate tradeoffChapter
  283. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    34:04America repeatedly starts but rarely completes battle fleetsChapter
  284. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    55:08What did Independence's ninety 32-pounders actually mean?Notable Point
  285. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    58:02Ship counts and steam claims need source criticismNotable Point
  286. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    1:15:06A battle fleet could have made America a useful ally against FranceNotable Point
  287. Bruships(Christmas Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    43:18The 1821 Britannia would make a compelling first-rate replicaQ&A
  288. Battle of Sinop(1853): Part 1 - Split due to Emergency
    14:04Ships of the line beating frigates was not a surpriseQ&A
  289. Battle of Sinop(1853): Part 1 - Split due to Emergency
    16:45Why USS Constitution should avoid a third-rateQ&A
  290. Battle of Sinop(1853): Part 1 - Split due to Emergency
    37:53Russian rating labels at SinopQ&A
  291. Battle of Sinop(1853): Part 1 - Split due to Emergency
    44:53Why Ottoman ships of the line could not reinforce SinopNotable Point
  292. Battle of Sinop(1853): Part 1 - Split due to Emergency
    48:03The Russian fleet concentration at SinopChapter
  293. Battle of Sinop(1853): The Death Knell or a Useful Patsy?
    1:33Why Sinop did not simply end the wooden warshipChapter
  294. Battle of Sinop(1853): The Death Knell or a Useful Patsy?
    20:31Debt, military cuts, and Ottoman fleet readinessChapter
  295. Battle of Sinop(1853): The Death Knell or a Useful Patsy?
    36:25Why Ottoman ships of the line stayed away from SinopNotable Point
  296. Battle of Sinop(1853): The Death Knell or a Useful Patsy?
    38:16Russian firepower was more than a 722-gun totalChapter
  297. HMS Repulse (1892): KSS1 S9 Comment Response
    13:55Steam battleships as a name for the transitional eraNotable Point
  298. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    10:44An American ironclad squadron against WarriorQ&A
  299. Bruships 130: Battleships
    26:30Why Victory survived the approach at TrafalgarQ&A
  300. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    2:11:23Second rates fit missions and yards that first rates could notQ&A
  301. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    14:09Why the third rate dominates TrafalgarNotable Point
  302. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    18:19New 74s went straight from launch to TrafalgarNotable Point
  303. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    38:26Age of Sail ships still came in classesNotable Point
  304. Being the Benchmark Navy: It has Costs as well as Benefits
    3:00Why sail-era fleets struggled to set a benchmarkNotable Point
  305. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    32:10HMS Victory's lower gun-deck freeboardQ&A
  306. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    1:32:39How Britain made the three-decker work againChapter
  307. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    1:34:39France's eighteenth-century three-decker revivalNotable Point
  308. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    1:35:52Santísima Trinidad and the limits of upward growthNotable Point
  309. Bruships 122: Patreon Special - how wooden ships between 1700 to 1860 are built
    2:34:56Why a 200-gun ship of the line had little valueQ&A
  310. Bruships 121: Questions till the Bru Runs Out!
    1:26:44Why sailing navies stopped at three gun decksQ&A
  311. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    2:06Why fourth rates sat in an awkward middle groundChapter
  312. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    17:14Why fourth rates suited distant stationsChapter
  313. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    19:59How razees offered a stronger cruiser alternativeNotable Point
  314. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    21:09HMS Leander at the Nile and in French handsChapter
  315. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    36:31The procurement problem of the fourth rateNotable Point
  316. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    48:31Dutch fourth rates and the Battle of CamperdownChapter
  317. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    11:08How a first-rate uses its height against a third-rateQ&A
  318. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    2:48:37The 170-gun Duke of Kent proposal and uncertain attributionNotable Point
  319. What Cannon is right for this ship?
    22:15Choosing guns from a ship's role and hullChapter
  320. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    2:51Why ships of the line were rare on the American west coastQ&A
  321. Fleets of Lissa(1866): Lessons for Technology
    26:18Kaiser's survival obscures wooden warships' obsolescenceNotable Point
  322. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    17:20Ships of the line change the War of 1812 balanceQ&A
  323. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    3:52:38Clearing an age-of-sail warship for actionQ&A
  324. Lessons of the Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & First Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    28:43Gun weight and the battle-line matchupsNotable Point
  325. Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    1:00:05Why the fleet totals concealed a French edgeChapter
  326. Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    1:09:55Tonnant shows the long service life of a wooden warshipNotable Point
  327. Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    1:49:13Why an 80-gun ship changed rates by 1801Notable Point
  328. Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    2:45:14Why the Royal Navy did not need a Constitution-style heavy frigateQ&A
  329. Inglorious 6th of July: Battle of Grenada(1779) & Battle of Algeciras(1801)
    2:58:25A heavy frigate could not always outrun a ship of the lineQ&A
  330. Slava Class: Comment Response
    41:44Why second rates were not fallback warshipsQ&A
  331. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    0:25A tactical victory with a strategic argumentChapter
  332. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    13:38Why the result resists a single verdictNotable Point
  333. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    58:08The flying squadron removes a French first rateNotable Point
  334. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:30:28Political oversight and the 1 June balanceNotable Point
  335. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:33:29The order of battle concealed damaged shipsNotable Point
  336. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:55:32Valiant, Orion, and Queen exploit local openingsNotable Point
  337. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    2:02:24Rigging fire meets hull fire at close rangeNotable Point
  338. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    2:17:47Why Howe could not take every disabled shipChapter
  339. Glorious First of June (1794)
    1:01:07Could a modern 4-inch gun defeat an age-of-sail first rate?Q&A
  340. Glorious First of June (1794)
    1:55:28Similar fleet strength concealed unequal experienceChapter
  341. Glorious First of June (1794)
    2:24:57Valiant turns from Achille to support the British vanNotable Point
  342. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    2:33:19Could a working third-rate replica be built?Q&A
  343. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    58:14The Royal Navy's wooden wallsQ&A
  344. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 8(March 2023)
    3:51Choosing when to invest in first and second ratesNotable Point
  345. Navigation: From Coastal Tracking to Satelite Navigation
    14:34Naval history resists hard period boundariesNotable Point
  346. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 7(March 2023)
    2:08:54Galleons against rated warshipsNotable Point
  347. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:23:29Soleil Royal as Tourville’s exceptional flagshipNotable Point
  348. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:35:32Fourteen British ships against eight powerful French escortsNotable Point
  349. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    3:39:38Resolution captures her larger replacement before wreckingNotable Point
  350. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 6(March 2023)
    1:12:13Separating frigate command from the line of battleNotable Point
  351. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    2:31:32Why first-rate ships resisted mass productionNotable Point
  352. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 4(February 2023)
    1:37:55The Royal Navy and the transition to steamChapter
  353. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    1:13:27Why steamship scarcity forced mixed Crimean War fleetsNotable Point
  354. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    13:26The scale of steam-rate adoption across the major naviesChapter
  355. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    18:03Dannebrog: converting a large wooden hull for a smaller navyNotable Point
  356. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    23:14Prestigious capital ships expose the Royal Navy’s commitment to steamNotable Point
  357. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    35:48HMS Queen and the end of the sail-built ship of the lineChapter
  358. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    39:56A 21-year steam-rate era before the ironclads arrivedChapter
  359. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    44:18HMS Victoria reached the wooden battleship peak as Warrior passed itNotable Point
  360. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    46:49HMS Howe outlasted dreadnoughts without serving as a warshipNotable Point
  361. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    57:57Gangut: a Navarino veteran rebuilt for the steam ageNotable Point
  362. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    1:09:42Kaiser’s wooden hull among the ironclads at LissaChapter
  363. Steam Rates: When the Wooden Wall gained a hiss & a huff!
    1:15:51Why the sail-to-steam transition was harder than it looksChapter
  364. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 2(February 2023)
    16:34Third rates and affordable fleet powerNotable Point
  365. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 2(February 2023)
    1:36:27Line tactics and game fire controlNotable Point
  366. Bruships 103: Belfast Parts yet to arrive... so let's consider the Run up to War...
    53:58The wooden Kaiser still mattered at LissaNotable Point
  367. Blockade!!
    29:30Toulon's inshore squadron and third-rate riskNotable Point
  368. Blockade!!
    33:50Toulon's blockade fleet and the War of 1812Chapter
  369. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    27:40Second rate, third rate, and naval languageQ&A
  370. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    54:49Captured timber and hulk valueQ&A
  371. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    57:26Two-decker second rates and sea-keepingQ&A
  372. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    58:1942-pounders as a supply problemQ&A
  373. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century (Comment Response)
    1:11:41HMS Victory and surviving original timberQ&A
  374. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    4:00Oak timelines behind ships of the lineChapter
  375. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    16:08HMS Thunderer at the scale of 3,400 oaksNotable Point
  376. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    26:06Princesa and Britain's first design responseChapter
  377. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    29:39Anson's threshold and the 74-gun balanceNotable Point
  378. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    31:33Captured French 74s and Slade's ordering programChapter
  379. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    36:50Guard ships after the Dutch War shocksNotable Point
  380. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    41:06From Henry VII's categories to Pepys's ratingsNotable Point
  381. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    52:05Carronades and rating distortionNotable Point
  382. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:10:17The third-rate balance at Cape St VincentChapter
  383. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:15:31HMS Captain and the capture of San JosefNotable Point
  384. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:17:31The three-decker tradeoffs of a second rateNotable Point
  385. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:21:03Second rates as station flagshipsNotable Point
  386. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:24:36The three-decker force mix at TrafalgarChapter
  387. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:26:31Boarding mechanics and the capture of ships of the lineNotable Point
  388. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:28:33Victory's oak timeline and battle serviceNotable Point
  389. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:32:21The rated fleet mix in 1794 and 1814Chapter
  390. Bruships 99: Political History, Geostrategic History & Naval History
    39:52Early American ships of the line without the supporting infrastructureNotable Point
  391. Bruships 99: Political History, Geostrategic History & Naval History
    1:25:39Early-modern sea power beyond battleship countsChapter
  392. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    32:05HMS Africa's isolated approach at TrafalgarQ&A
  393. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    3:35:18A modern wooden sailing warship becomes a larger WarriorQ&A
  394. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    4:06:11The smallest modern gun for defeating an Age of Sail fleetQ&A
  395. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    41:42The British squadron and Dartmouth's small-craft roleChapter
  396. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    54:04A large fleet with divided commandChapter
  397. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    58:18Why gun counts overstated Ottoman combat powerNotable Point
  398. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    1:04:07The weaknesses of the Ottoman horseshoe formationNotable Point
  399. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:38:16How much British reinforcement was available?Q&A
  400. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:41:21Rigny chose a frigate while his line ships carried the weightChapter
  401. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:47:00Why did Rigny command from a frigate?Q&A
  402. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:58:58Coalition ship totals reveal careful status balancingNotable Point
  403. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    2:09:28What determined an Age of Sail ship's rate?Q&A
  404. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    2:20:51Post-Napoleonic warships packed heavier batteriesNotable Point
  405. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    18:00A modeler's guide to HMS VictoryChapter
  406. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 1 (Introduction - Shannon)
    29:19Why so few early warships survived as museumsNotable Point
  407. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 3
    1:03:21The Royal Navy ships most dangerous to their own crewsQ&A
  408. Edgar(1890) Class: 19th Century Cruisers Part 10
    43:38St George and the changing gun threshold for naval ratingsNotable Point
  409. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    24:35Early ironclads versus armored ships of the lineQ&A
  410. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 2
    1:07:02How Age of Sail capital ships were ratedQ&A
  411. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    1:10:50Pulo Aura's bluff risked merchant hulls and cargoNotable Point
  412. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    1:33:35Why ten extra guns can compound an advantageQ&A
  413. Patreon 58: Ruse de Guerre or Deception, disguises and decoys in naval warfare
    1:35:14Broadside superiority grows as guns and crews are lostNotable Point
  414. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    16:49How rare were 104-gun first rates?Q&A
  415. Doug Clarke Bruships; As today would have been my Dad's Birthday, it's his books today
    22:50Why broadside weight did not determine a ship's rateQ&A
  416. Modern Frigates: Cruisers by another name? (Patreon 57 Videos Comment Response)
    38:07How frigates, cruisers, and destroyers changed rolesQ&A
  417. Patreon 57: Modern frigates, cruisers by another name?
    0:31The cruising role before cruisersChapter
  418. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    49:42Centaur's broadside and littoral reachNotable Point
  419. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    1:01:38Was Bellona a 64-gun ship?Q&A
  420. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    1:08:40HMS Captain's guns and uncertain commander in 1799Notable Point
  421. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    1:35:33Bellona's broadside ends the first resistanceNotable Point
  422. Action of the 18th of June 1799: How to Lose Frigates & Influence (Long Patrol)
    29:34Centaur and Courageuse reveal the firepower mismatchNotable Point
  423. Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century
    23:39A cruiser can still be a capital shipChapter
  424. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC): Long Patrol
    36:23The quinquereme as the third-rate of its eraNotable Point
  425. Patreon 51: Sieges of Malta...
    1:57:16Portuguese ships, HMS Alexander, and the blockade of VallettaChapter
  426. HMS Tiger - The Battle Cruiser Hunter 2, The UAD Version: A UAD infused Discussion (Long Patrol)
    13:30War of 1812: strong frigates versus naval massNotable Point
  427. Bruships 69: The Decider
    28:42If the early U.S. Navy built first-rates instead of frigatesQ&A
  428. Bruships 67: Cruising on through with Questions & Bru
    14:29HMS Victory in the Anglo-Dutch WarsQ&A
  429. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    1:37:44Could a third British column have protected Nelson?Q&A
  430. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:42:13Pondicherry: using a fleet to sustain a siegeChapter
  431. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:49:10Lagos and Quiberon Bay break the French fleetsChapter
  432. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    3:10:16Q&A: why the same naval battle name can recurQ&A
  433. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    3:32:55Cape Finisterre and the professional naval legacyNotable Point
  434. Bruships 61 - Ship Design; Sci-fi, Wooden & Steel, and some Naval History Questions
    3:28:48HMS Thunderer as a favourite 74-gun shipQ&A
  435. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    10:42Why the 74-gun ship became a naval standardQ&A
  436. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    2:32Squadrons that could have transformed TrafalgarChapter
  437. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:00:33HMS Malta at Cape FinisterreNotable Point
  438. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:14:34Ships of the line and leading from the frontNotable Point
  439. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:06:31How Santisima Trinidad's 140 guns compared with a 74Q&A
  440. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:17:36Was Santísima Trinidad an effective warship?Q&A
  441. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:27:33Gravina and the Spanish fleet's fighting qualityChapter
  442. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:39:52Why Spanish ships were built more heavilyQ&A
  443. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:22:43What the two orders of battle revealChapter
  444. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    4:11The missing allied squadron and British force depthChapter
  445. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    7:54HMS Calcutta draws the Rochefort squadron awayNotable Point
  446. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    27:16HMS Africa and independent combat initiativeChapter
  447. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    33:38HMS Africa's battle damage, guns, and enduranceNotable Point
  448. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    39:46Cape Finisterre and Malta's two prizesChapter
  449. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders
    22:02Richard Strachan as a commodoreNotable Point
  450. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders
    23:31HMS Caesar and the Royal Navy's 80-gun experimentsNotable Point
  451. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p1: Strategy & Some Priniciple Personalities
    15:25Applying land operational thinking at seaNotable Point
  452. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p1: Strategy & Some Priniciple Personalities
    27:37The Royal Navy's forward blockade systemChapter
  453. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    27:45A Spanish squadron balanced against Havana's defencesChapter
  454. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    29:16Knowles's mixed British battle lineChapter
  455. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    31:39Cornwall and Lennox as rebuilt veteransNotable Point
  456. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    34:15Warwick and Canterbury across changing warsNotable Point
  457. Battle of Havana (12th of October 1748)
    43:56Conquistador strikes, then fights onChapter
  458. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    5:18:58The cruiser as a modern counterpart to the numerous third rateQ&A
  459. Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)
    1:56:21Great ships, merchant auxiliaries, and captured hullsChapter
  460. Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)
    2:03:18Sovereign and Resolution as rebuilt symbols of state powerNotable Point
  461. Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)
    3:23:23Which unbuilt age-of-sail ships are most intriguing?Q&A
  462. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    2:15:46US Navy ships of the line and force-planning limitsQ&A
  463. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    3:29Building an Age of Sail squadron around ships of the lineChapter
  464. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    22:01First and second rates: gun decks and gun countsNotable Point
  465. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    23:42Third rates as the line-of-battle backboneNotable Point
  466. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    25:50Fourth rates and overseas stationsNotable Point
  467. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    28:50Recognizing ships of the line and frigatesChapter
  468. A Book or Two to Review (18): Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy
    7:57Camperdown honours map ships to their captainsNotable Point
  469. A Book or Two to Review (18): Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy
    9:36Camperdown honours and the recurring Agincourt nameNotable Point
  470. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    3:33Calder's honor and the fleet's needChapter
  471. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    6:16A competent captain under Saint VincentChapter
  472. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    9:46Why sailing-ship command demanded specialist seamanshipNotable Point
  473. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    19:08Jervis, Cape St Vincent, and independent commandNotable Point
  474. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    39:26Cape Finisterre's success and missed renewalChapter
  475. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    46:17Nelson's offer and Calder's Trafalgar absenceNotable Point
  476. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    54:48Why HMS Warrior was called an ironclad frigateQ&A
  477. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    2:22:42When a spardeck frigate could trouble a ship of the lineQ&A
  478. The Battle of Athos 1807: A Long Patrol
    39:53Orders of battle and Russian ship-identification headachesNotable Point
  479. Bruships 52: A Year of Bruships - Questions & Books
    52:42Why second-rate ships of the line were less prominentQ&A
  480. Patreon 27: Some Actions of the French Navy in WWI
    1:47:23How did battleship cost compare with a ship of the line?Q&A
  481. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    15:37The battleship term and HMS VictoryQ&A
  482. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    18:52Steam frigates bridge wooden walls and HMS WarriorQ&A
  483. Bruships 51: The Age of Iron
    22:09A converted steam triple-decker before WarriorNotable Point
  484. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    5:06Did the East India Company commission ships of the line?Q&A
  485. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    25:24Cargo decks made East Indiamen convertible warshipsNotable Point
  486. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:04:57How subdivided were wooden British warships?Q&A
  487. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:07:10HMS Calcutta shows the merchantman-warship gapNotable Point
  488. Patreon 25: History of East India Company Merchantmen and differences to Ship of the line.
    1:53:49Why fourth rates appeared on distant stationsQ&A
  489. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    18:56Baltic draught limits and Amazon's Danish sailorsNotable Point
  490. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    41:20The best sailing warship depended on its missionQ&A
  491. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    43:03Why the 74-gun USS America was underwhelmingQ&A
  492. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    47:09Why an age-of-sail frigate was not a destroyerQ&A
  493. Pepsiships 47: Age of Sail
    59:46Major rebuilds could keep a 74 in service for decadesQ&A
  494. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P2/6 1781
    1:56How the Age of Sail rating system shaped a battle lineChapter
  495. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol P2/6 1781
    4:12The British and Dutch orders of battleNotable Point
  496. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol Part 1/6 - 1696
    6:09What Age of Sail warship ratings measuredChapter
  497. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-1916
    45:21Ship ratings changed as warships grewChapter
  498. Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)
    11:05Temeraire-class numbers versus operational resultsChapter
  499. Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)
    17:09Captured French ships strengthen Cochrane's squadronChapter
  500. Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)
    26:11Was a captured French ship renamed HMS Ville de Paris?Q&A
  501. Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)
    28:31How Cochrane hid combat power inside transport classificationsNotable Point
  502. Guadeloupe 1810 (Part 2 of Live)
    28:31The British-built 74s in Cochrane's battle lineChapter
  503. Thomas Whitcombe: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Episode 1
    18:52HMS Barfleur's British construction and long battle recordNotable Point
  504. Bruships 34: Random History
    19:13Roosevelt's twenty-ship argument for naval preparation before warNotable Point
  505. Bruships 34: Random History
    30:07Could a Clemson-class destroyer sink a wooden first rate?Q&A
  506. Bruships 34: Random History
    32:10Could USS Gearing defeat HMS Victory without torpedoes?Q&A
  507. Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)
    2:32:22How large was a sixty-gun ship in the 1670s?Q&A
  508. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    52:31The Royal Navy force at Quiberon BayChapter
  509. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    58:01Why did 60- and 70-gun ships remain?Q&A
  510. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    59:12French ships and the rise of the 64 and 74Notable Point
  511. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    1:08:51Fighting among Quiberon Bay's shoalsChapter
  512. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    1:28:39Did Quiberon Bay's ships survive to Trafalgar?Q&A
  513. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    1:32:19Why ships of the line were rebuiltQ&A
  514. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    1:56:52Why the 74-gun ship became attractiveQ&A
  515. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    7:20HMS Africa charges the combined fleetNotable Point
  516. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    17:41How long did the second British column take?Q&A
  517. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    20:24How fast could a ship of the line sail?Q&A
  518. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    39:03A top-heavy command structure in the Allied fleetChapter
  519. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    49:14Why British prizes often lost gunsNotable Point
  520. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:29:54What made a topman an elite sailor?Q&A
  521. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:24:09How HMS Trafalgar carried memory across naval erasQ&A
  522. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    18:37A victory made decisive by the fate of the shipsNotable Point
  523. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    23:08Why the post-battle storm was so destructiveNotable Point
  524. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p2 of 2
    9:14Re-rating captured Danish ships for Royal Navy serviceChapter
  525. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p2 of 2
    10:47Burned stocks, lost gunboats, and ships held in reserveNotable Point
  526. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p1 of 2
    18:45Why Gambier built the fleet around third ratesChapter
  527. An Introduction to the Battle of Texel (1673)
    42:36Texel and the changing Age of SailChapter
  528. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    9:10Why George Byng's command was so formidableNotable Point
  529. Introduction to the Battle of Cape Passaro
    25:01Cape Passaro's dispersed running engagementNotable Point
  530. An Introduction to My Top 10 Warships (No Tribal, Battle, Daring or Town Classes allowed)
    21:50HMS Victory beyond TrafalgarNotable Point