Comments by "Adam Bainbridge" (@AdamMGTF) on "The Drydock - Episode 106" video.

  1. The image other countries have of the RN and British shipbuilding being somehow behind the Times. Is just werid to me. I grew up in the ne of England so got into such history very young. Why is it that colonials ( ;) ) seem to think we got to be the world's biggest naval empire, by being old hat and un-interested in the cutting edge of technology... Such colonials don't consider a reliance on terrible riverine monitors to be questionable. Cough. In all seriousness. It's easy to see the RN as old fuddy duddys filled with people from the upper classes (which as we know is basically bollocks. Beatty was of Irish stock. He should have been cast out as useless for any type of command....... Wait a moment..... Erm)..... Again. Sarkasm. My family are Irish. Don't panic Mr Seymour! Point is. The stereotypes only seem to apply to the RN from colonial arm chair admirals.... And it's acceptable. I wonder. Why isn't it acceptable to go in the other direction..... Maybe because its not as funny? Now. Fetch me my pipe and tea smithers. And don't spill so much on the deck this time or I'll Dock your wages. Again!
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