The Drydock - Episode 203
Added 2022-06-25 06:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Q&A: How effective was Greek fire really? Had the secrets to its makeup not been lost how effective could it had been in the medieval/age of sail navies?
Voqiir
2022-07-15 18:36:27 +0000 UTCThe first thing that came to MY mind when Drach was discussing repurposing the wood from broken up ships was the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office...kinda surprised he didn't mention that.
Sam Signorelli
2022-06-26 02:49:32 +0000 UTCShips tended to swap hands during the Age of Sail due to capture. Was there any ship that seemed to change hands a LOT?
Sam Signorelli
2022-06-26 00:02:51 +0000 UTCI can answer this one for you: Yes, the senior senator from Oregon at the time was Charles L. McNary, who served in Congress as a center-left Republican from 1917 to his death in 1944. He was Senate Minority Leader during the New Deal and WWII, and was the Republican candidate for vice-president in the 1940 election. He supported FDR's "all aid short of war" stance and the Lend-Lease Act, as well as reinstatement of the Selective Service Act. So I have little doubt the Navy named a couple of cruisers for Oregon cities as a nod to his Senatorial service & support of the military.
RebelSqurl
2022-06-25 13:09:12 +0000 UTCI have a strange question not related to this Drydock: How did 2 tiny Oregon cities -- Astoria and Oregon City -- get heavy cruisers named for them? Was there an important Senator or Congressperson from Oregon at the time?
Ted Jones
2022-06-25 12:43:05 +0000 UTCSorry having problems with my fingers today I'll try again - Wooden ship scrapping; I bought an oak beam from the dismantling of the Majestic hotel in St Annes which was built from the timbers of the Foudroyant (a 74 command briefly by Nelson) grounded off Blackpool and scrapped on the foreshore, The hotel was very large and had a considerable amount of timber from the ship. I used the aok as a beam in my kitchen - it is still there to this day. Regards JohnH
John Hargreaves
2022-06-25 08:53:47 +0000 UTCWooden ship scrapping; I bought an oak beam from the dismantling of the Majestic hotel in St Annes which was built from the timbers of the Foudroyant (a 74 command brieklygrounded off Blackpool and scrapped on the foreshore, The hotel was very large and had a considerable amount of timber from the ship. I used the aok as a beam in my kitchen - it is still there to this day.
John Hargreaves
2022-06-25 08:50:47 +0000 UTC
