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Post by lordroel on Jan 12, 2022 14:42:07 GMT
Demologos: The World's First Steam Powered Warship - episode - 178
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Post by stevep on Jan 12, 2022 18:52:39 GMT
Demologos: The World's First Steam Powered Warship - episode - 178
Actually the primary theatres were on land with the US aims being the crushing of the Indians of the 'old NW' which unfortunately for those people they succeeded and the conquest of Canada which, fortunately for the Canadians they failed. The primary issues of the naval actions that angered the US had already been resolved by British concessions, although news hadn't reached the US at the time of the dow. That the main region involved in naval commerce, i.e. New England, bitterly opposed the conflict and refused to contribute forces for attacks on Canada was a key factor in the defence of the latter.
I wonder if THG has misunderstood or been mislead by the talk of water hoses to attack opposing ships with. Never heard of this before and doubt that would be practical. However such hoses might have been intended for use on the ship itself because the RN had heard details of its construction and were planning to use red hot shot against it. Such weaponry is hazardous on a wooden vessel and had previously been banned on RN ships as a result so it could even have been a precaution against the Demologos's own furnace in case that had spread fire to the ship. Although that's somewhat less of a risk than hostile fire given it had no masks and rigging itself.
I had always thought of it as a catamaran with two separate hulls and with the paddle wheel on the inside to protect it from fire from either side. However the images show seem to suggest the water basin in which the paddles would work was also enclosed front and back, which would also protect against front or rear shots but might have impacted on its efficiency in moving the ship.
If it had gone to war and the proposed hoses had protected it against RN red hot shot then it would have been a serious problem, although as stated in the video the very early nature of marine steam engines would have limited it in terms of speed and range and if there was a break-down it would have been vulnerable to currents and other weather issues. Definitely an interesting craft and hadn't realise that Fulton died so soon after its launch.
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Post by lordroel on Jan 14, 2022 16:35:03 GMT
The Adventures of Charles DeRudio - episode - 179
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Post by lordroel on Jan 17, 2022 15:00:56 GMT
Forgotten Battle of Thermopylae: The Celtic Invasion of Greece - episode - 180
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Post by oscssw on Jan 17, 2022 16:58:31 GMT
Submarine Chasers of the U.S. Navy - episode 10 Crewing a wooden Subchaser was miserable duty. At 110 ft. they were considered ocean going ships but just barely. They were very, very wet ships and they rolled, due to shallow draft and the amount of heavy deck gear such as weapons and mast mounted equipment.
Their berthing, messing and head spaces were just barely adequate to maintain the health of the very young and inexperienced crews. They had very minimal medical facilities and it was highly unusual to have even a CPO hospital corpsman aboard. They had to make do with 1swt and 2nd class corpsmen, most not trained for independent duty.
They had minimum cold storage for food, inadequate distillers and water storage tanks. The cooks relied on canned goods and dried food with minimal fresh meat and vegetables.
This situation was worse in the Pacfleet where they operated from very austere bases.
Fleet command tended to use them for for a lot of administrative roles that kept them operating far from their squadron and division support techs. They were left to their own limited resources far more than regular fleet units.
Real tough duty with little chance of actually doing what they were built for ASW. In the course of the war they were credited with just one sub sunk.
I would equate their lot to the crew of USS Reluctant in Mr. Roberts only a lot more austere.
Salt water showers were the norm. Water hours were SOP.
Their sound gear was pretty good and their radar was adequate but their ASW weapon loadout was very, very small.
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Post by lordroel on Jan 21, 2022 16:14:11 GMT
The 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove Arkansas - episode - 181
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Post by lordroel on Jan 26, 2022 14:49:43 GMT
The One day Republic: Carpatho-Ukraine - episode - 182
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Post by lordroel on Jan 28, 2022 13:07:07 GMT
Rum Runners and the Birthday of the U.S. Coast Guard - episode - 183
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Post by lordroel on Jan 31, 2022 14:48:58 GMT
Roger Sherman and the Great Compromise - episode - 184
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Post by lordroel on Feb 2, 2022 14:54:30 GMT
Jonathan Martin: Arson and Insanity - episode - 185
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Post by lordroel on Feb 4, 2022 13:31:14 GMT
"Your Fraudulency:" The 1876 election- episode - 186
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Post by lordroel on Feb 7, 2022 15:15:37 GMT
The "Hard Shock:" The New Madrid Earthquakes - episode - 187
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Post by lordroel on Feb 9, 2022 14:57:54 GMT
Daniel Drew: Wall Street Villain - episode - 188
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Post by lordroel on Feb 11, 2022 13:03:35 GMT
Flight of the XP-38 - episode - 189
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Post by lordroel on Feb 14, 2022 14:54:34 GMT
Chocolate: A History - episode - 190
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