Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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USS Saratoga (CV-3)

Lexington-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.

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    41:19A surviving Force Z and an Allied fleet in Southeast AsiaQ&A
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    54:07Gridley traded Pacific range for speed and torpedo powerChapter
  3. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:26:41The panel's favorite aircraft carriersQ&A
  4. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    7:22Large carrier conversions expose the cost of using scarce tonnageNotable Point
  5. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    12:18Carrier gun limits and the alternative of a cruiser escortNotable Point
  6. What if Winston Churchill doesn't pause Carriers, Capital Ships & Cruisers in 1939? Patreon Live
    34:23An earlier Unicorn could support Victorious with the US NavyChapter
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    55:00HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes in an integrated Allied fleetChapter
  8. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:43:22Which historic ship should be reconstructed accurately?Q&A
  9. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:51:24A turbo-electric warship as an engineering reconstructionNotable Point
  10. Bruships 224: Alternate Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:32:50Pearl Harbor delayed until the carriers returnQ&A
  11. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    49:54Scouting and intercepted orders in Fleet Problem IXNotable Point
  12. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    52:55Detroit's cheating undermines Fleet Problem IXNotable Point
  13. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    56:33Saratoga raids Panama and is caught on recoveryChapter
  14. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    1:00:15Fleet Problem XIX tests massed air attacksNotable Point
  15. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    11:28:57Wake Island relief and the limits of reinforcementQ&A
  16. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:36:11Shipwreck dives to Titanic and USS SaratogaQ&A
  17. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:17:29Saratoga's productive survival as a torpedo magnetQ&A
  18. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:17:44A viable ABDA naval force in Southeast AsiaQ&A
  19. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    30:41Peacetime exercises produced a false picture of air attack prioritiesNotable Point
  20. Admiral King: America's Champion of Preparation they didn't turn too till too late!
    1:00:03King rehearsed a carrier attack on Pearl HarborChapter
  21. Brewster Buffalo: An Aircraft let down by it's Company...
    16:45Eleven deliveries could not equip Saratoga's VF-3Notable Point
  22. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    1:45:49Could Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Saratoga join the demonstration?Notable Point
  23. Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...
    1:50:34Why Saratoga would have made a singular museum shipQ&A
  24. An Indomitable Force Z
    1:07:30A surviving Singapore would attract Allied fleet reinforcementsNotable Point
  25. What if HMS Indomitable replaced Prince of Wales in Force Z?
    1:48:10How Operation C could become an Allied-Japanese fleet confrontationChapter
  26. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:36:04Could a surviving Force Z draw the carrier battle to Southeast Asia?Notable Point
  27. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:39:56British continuous carrier operations and American concentrated strikesNotable Point
  28. Prof Capt Armstrong & Dr C Discuss the value of Mahan, Corbett & Sims today? #2Historians Ep 6
    1:17:24Fleet Problem IX revealed both carrier power and vulnerabilityQ&A
  29. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    25:22Where the American carriers were on 4 DecemberNotable Point
  30. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    13:55Why the American carriers cannot make the sightingNotable Point
  31. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:35:04More prewar cruisers improve American scoutingQ&A
  32. Steadfastly with Winged Sword: 881 Squadron RNAS/RCNAS
    28:52Global carrier priorities shape Operation TungstenNotable Point
  33. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    53:08USS Saratoga: battlecruiser conversion and nuclear-test victimNotable Point
  34. Bruships 161: All you need are Kallax, Shelves are all Books need... Naval History Questions & Chat!
    1:20:03Saratoga's availability could change the Pacific campaignQ&A
  35. Finding Forrestal Class... The First Supercarriers...
    28:38Saratoga signals American interest during Mediterranean crisesNotable Point
  36. War Experience Carriers: Taiho, Ticonderoga, Audacious, Midways & Maltas... a discussion
    27:17Victorious and Saratoga exchange fighter-direction lessonsNotable Point
  37. Bruships Gothenborg style...
    1:03:40Surviving Force Z makes an Allied carrier counterstroke credibleQ&A
  38. Bruships Gothenborg style...
    1:12:43Warships that should have been preservedQ&A
  39. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    2:17:18Enterprise, Saratoga, and clearing the decksNotable Point
  40. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    2:22:35Saratoga and the deterrent value of appearing ready to fightNotable Point
  41. Carriers of the Planned War Fleets: How Shokaku, Implacables & Essexs reflect their Navys Doctrines
    56:33American carrier raids and the need for HMS VictoriousNotable Point
  42. Lexington Class: The First Modern Carriers?
    32:52Fleet Problems IX and X reveal carrier reach and vulnerabilityChapter
  43. Lexington Class: The First Modern Carriers?
    54:48Operation Crossroads destroys a first-generation carrierNotable Point
  44. Lexington Class: The First Modern Carriers?
    1:02:00Operation Crossroads uses Saratoga as the fleet-carrier test caseNotable Point
  45. Evolution of Carrier Air Groups 1918-2024: A Discussion
    33:10Doctrine defines small and fleet carriersChapter
  46. Treaty Era Aircraft Carriers: A Discussion
    23:53Lexington and Ranger reverse early expectationsChapter
  47. Treaty Era Aircraft Carriers: A Discussion
    24:24Lexington's eight-inch guns and the case for escortsNotable Point
  48. The Drivers of the Evolution of Carrier Air Groups...
    1:29:28Carrier air defense evolves from climb rate to fighter directionChapter
  49. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    45:01US carriers become the center of fast task forcesNotable Point
  50. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    48:18Lexington and Saratoga prove battle and raiding doctrineChapter
  51. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    1:15:59Reeves gives King independent carrier task-force commandNotable Point
  52. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    1:18:47Carrier exercises expose first-blow and Pearl Harbor risksNotable Point
  53. What the post WWI Navys really wanted from Aircraft Carriers: Hermes, Hōshō & Langley!
    23:33Lexington and Saratoga expose carrier-gun tradeoffsNotable Point
  54. USN Squadron Organisation: The Bureau of Aeronautics had Issues
    38:30US Navy squadron organization from 1922 to 1928Chapter
  55. USN Squadron Organisation: The Bureau of Aeronautics had Issues
    49:43Lexington and Saratoga's carrier-numbered squadronsChapter
  56. USN Squadron Organisation: The Bureau of Aeronautics had Issues
    1:04:12Reorganization versus institutional continuityChapter
  57. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    2:36:23Five Operation Crossroads ships worth preservingQ&A
  58. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    1:28:28Saratoga gives Somerville a credible dawn follow-upQ&A
  59. What kind of Carrier do you need or want?
    49:31Treaties shaped the first carrier fleetsChapter
  60. Conception of Admiral Moffett’s Flight Deck Cruisers & the IJN’s construction of Ryūjō
    46:58Enterprise finds Ryūjō and Saratoga sinks herChapter
  61. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:24:39Comparing Saratoga's Rabaul raid with TarantoQ&A
  62. Naval Historian Reacts to Aircraft Carriers the Debate: Part 1 of 2
    34:53Saratoga's Panama strike widened American carrier thinkingNotable Point
  63. British Response to Graf Zeppelin: KSS2 S1 Comment Response
    3:47A German carrier could indirectly increase British Pacific strengthQ&A
  64. HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 7
    1:22:31Operation Cockpit attacks Sabang's shore facilitiesChapter
  65. HMS Illustrious: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 7
    1:23:55Flexible air groups in the Eastern FleetChapter
  66. USS Enterprise (CV6): Key Ship Series 3, Ship 4
    16:01From Yorktown to the Midway classNotable Point
  67. Shortcomings of Early Aircraft Carriers: What Lessons can we Learn from Innovation?
    39:20Lexington and Saratoga spent carrier capacity on cruiser gunsChapter
  68. Shortcomings with the designs of 'Early' Aircraft Carriers: Patreon 65
    1:42:20Lexington and Saratoga carried the wrong defensive weightChapter
  69. Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)
    37:20Carrier ceilings and a one-fifth building capChapter
  70. Pensacola Class: US Interwar Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    10:00Could Pensacola accompany Lexington and Saratoga?Notable Point
  71. Equitable London Treaty: Aircraft Carriers (Long Patrol)
    46:52Lexington and Saratoga set the real carrier benchmarkChapter
  72. The Most Pointless Mission: Operation Tan No 2 (Long Patrol) - Working Sound
    36:04Reconnaissance of Ulithi and a fragile launchChapter
  73. Bruships 71: Hobbs on the Fleet Air Arm in Europe & Other cool books
    2:22:43Why Saratoga was the ship to save from Operation CrossroadsQ&A
  74. Beacons; Finding Home When Alone Over The Ocean (Long Patrol)
    43:58American YE/YG beacons and the move to TACANChapter
  75. Bruships 60: Covid Jab, Bad Back & New Books
    3:28:50Second World War ships worth preservingQ&A
  76. Bruships 56: "Walking Softly & Carrying a Big Stick" - Admirals, Diplomacy & Detterence
    3:14:07Renown could give Allied Pacific carriers a fast surface guardQ&A
  77. Bruships 55: New Books
    2:30:47HMS Victorious, USS Saratoga, and the Robin deploymentQ&A
  78. Bruships 55: New Books
    2:33:31Victorious and Saratoga exchange carrier experienceNotable Point
  79. Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 class - Patreon 15 Comments Response
    9:24G3 conversions and a larger treaty carrier normNotable Point
  80. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 6: 1930s Aircraft Carriers of the Big 3
    14:54American treaty arithmetic plans the next carrier generationNotable Point
  81. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 4: 1920s Aircaft Carriers of the Big 3
    20:42Lexington and Saratoga overtake Akagi in 1927Chapter
  82. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 2: Papers & Treaties
    18:02Lower flying-off decks sped fighter launches before radarChapter
  83. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 2: Papers & Treaties
    23:42Royal Navy carrier numbers built early operational experienceNotable Point
  84. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 2: Papers & Treaties
    30:46Carrier treaties closed tonnage and armament loopholesChapter
  85. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s
    1:55:24Admiral-class conversions could have rivaled Lexington and SaratogaQ&A
  86. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s
    2:30:38Lexington and Saratoga made speed and air-group size decisiveChapter
  87. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    1:52:27How a surviving Pacific Fleet could reshape MidwayQ&A
  88. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    2:19:15Lexington's guns and an accelerated HMS IllustriousQ&A
  89. Introuduction to Refits/Taking Care of Buisness Allied Style
    5:51Victorious and Saratoga divide strike and fighter rolesNotable Point
  90. Aircraft Carriers the Debate - Dr Alex Clarke vs Armoured Carrier's Jamie
    1:28:55Was the 1944 Eastern Fleet the doctrine's high point?Q&A