Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Steam Rams

Also searchable as ironclad rams, ram ships, ramming ships.

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  1. Bruships
    23:18Steam power before gunpowder and ramming tacticsQ&A
  2. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    4:44:35The steam ram traded gun power for speed and protectionQ&A
  3. Battle of Hakodate(1869)
    1:34:22Why Kotetsu overmatched Japan's wooden fleetsNotable Point
  4. HNLMS Schorpioen(1868): Key Ship Series 1, Ship 6
    5:34A monitor designed to ramChapter
  5. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    13:40British sea power and the Confederate steam ramsNotable Point
  6. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    0:29Confederate steam rams and Royal Navy purchaseChapter
  7. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    1:53Why ancient ramming does not translateNotable Point
  8. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    4:55Ramming as secondary bow strengthNotable Point
  9. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    7:42Ramming invites the enemy to cross the TChapter
  10. Steam Rams: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p6/7
    9:36Confined waters and luck at LissaNotable Point
  11. Battle of Lissa 1866: Long Patrol
    30:18Affondatore and the mixed ironclad fleetNotable Point
  12. Battle of Lissa 1866: Long Patrol
    41:34The ramming melee sinks Re d'ItaliaChapter
  13. Battle of Lissa 1866: Long Patrol
    52:04Lissa's ramming and forward-fire legacyNotable Point
  14. Battle of Lissa 1866: Long Patrol
    56:50Persano's plausible idea fails in executionNotable Point
  15. Camperdown Rams Victoria: TA Communication & Command (Long Patrol)
    10:29Victoria's loss and Camperdown's specificationsNotable Point
  16. Camperdown Rams Victoria: TA Communication & Command (Long Patrol)
    1:06:46The collision and the failed attempt to beach VictoriaNotable Point
  17. Camperdown Rams Victoria: TA Communication & Command (Long Patrol)
    1:10:30Victoria's capsize and Camperdown's survivalNotable Point
  18. Camperdown Rams Victoria: TA Communication & Command (Long Patrol)
    1:16:31Court martial and command responsibilityChapter
  19. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    1:49:38Were any warships less useful than Kamchatka?Q&A
  20. Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A
    46:46Where a steam ram such as CSS Stonewall made senseNotable Point