Comments by "Alex" (@Alex-cw3rz) on "The Drydock - Episode 207" video.

  1. Hi Drach back in your USS Constitution video you claimed once the Royal Navy had captured USS president you said they took design ques from her, I'm interested where the source was for the UK taking information from USS President. As I have read about the notes they took from her and they were not positive in the slightest, they did say a strong hull, was it that they took. As I haven't found anything positive about them as by the time of 1812 they were 2 decades old and out of date. HMS Endymion which wasn't that new a ship, which captured President was a better ship in every way from speed 14 knots which was a lot faster than any of the 6 frigates, to matching firepower with President in all but the type of oak and possibly cross bracing (although Endymion may have had that) and Britain didn't have access to that type of oak anyway. And Endymion had a class made from her lines, however that was before the war of 1812. I can imagine the initiative hull deisgn being taken but I was under the impression that by even before 1805 other ships were already using it. If the war was when they were built that makes sense as they were revolutionary ships but by 1812 they were out of date.
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  2. No definitely not
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  3. Battlecruisers don't count as cruisers as they were originally designed to counter cruisers not be cruisers
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