Comments by "Tom in Iowa" (@tominiowa2513) on "The Washington Naval Treaty - The parties, the motives, the negotiations, the loophole abuse..." video.

  1. It is not true that Admiral Beatty was always a bad commander in surface engagements - he was the best when the enemy fleet was comprised of budget cutters. I will get my coat and hat. ;)
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  2. Most civil engineering work in the USA is done in kips (kilo-pound or 1,000 pounds) instead of tons, but there are just enough exceptions to make our lives difficult.
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  3. Lifeguard duty in the English Channel during the Battle of Britain - how much was done by the Royal Navy, Coastal Command, and volunteer fishermen, respectively, and what type of ships and boats were typically used?
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  4. Since press gangs were mentioned as a future Wednesday Rum Ration topic, some questions to address there: How did Royal Navy press gangs choose whom to take? Were the press gangs discontinued due to lack of need or social backlash? What classes of men could and could not be pressed into naval service? Did press gangs have the right to enter homes and businesses to look for men, or did they have to get permission from the landowners (of course almost all non-aristocrats/gentry lived in rented housing at the time)?
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  5.  @0Fingolfin0  - No sure if it was heroic in the conventional sense, but the chief engineer of HMS Rodney deserved a medal for the speed he obtained when they were chasing after KMS Bismarck.
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  6.  @PaulfromChicago  - You mean the barbarians that put ketchup on hot dogs?
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  7. He shaved with a blowtorch.
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