Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "The Drydock - Episode 109" video.

  1. Re: GWB; untrained naval personnel are immediately put to peeling potatoes if they're enlisted, or shouting at potato peelers if they're officers. GWB was an ensign-an officer.
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  2. I worked on a 1200lb steam plant in the '70s. A pinhole leak could cut a man in two.
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  3. And the only good thing about a one screw ship is less chipping of paint in the shaft alleys. ;-)
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  4.  @PNurmi  We were trained on the DD 692 (Sumner class) powerpland: 600lb steam.
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  5. Synthesis of nitrates from the air kept Germany in the fight in 1918. Nitric acid and cotton . . . all experience suggests they would not mix well, but boy, can they Oxidize!
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  6. Here's HMS Barham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28f1wbvEsO0
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  7. The Barnegat class. A perfect hull for a roomy 2000 ton ASW escort . . . and they put a catapult on it instead. <Sigh> It was known for being quiet and well equipped with ElInt gear. Too slow for fleet action, it might've been perfect for convoy escort. RIP.
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  8. Remember the Walter Boote. They used a hypergolic oxidizer (85% Hydrogen Peroxide), I believe.
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