Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "HMS Eskimo (F75) - Guide 362" video.

@Thomas-gs4yq iirc, Iron Duke still has some of her 13.5" guns, but the armor had probably been removed for treaty compliance when she was downgraded to a training ship. The same was done with Wyoming. Secondly, I'm not sure the Duke was ever converted to oil fuel, so fueling her may have been an issue in some locations. You would think an additional old battleship would have been useful as long as there were German surface raiders around. I recently reread "Fifty Ships That Saved The World", about the destroyers for bases deal. There was no mention of Churchill asking for battleships, only destroyers. As it happened, a group of those old destroyers were making their way to England, when they picked up radio traffic from Jervis Bay, when she was in her battle with Scheer. The USN had handed over the destroyers with full magazines and torpedo tubes, so they rang up flank speed to rush to Jervis Bay's aide, but arrived too late.
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@HMSFord I will second that nomination. During the war, my grandfather was a civilian worker in the Bremerton Navy Yard, and helped build those sub chasers. They were gasoline fueled. On October 9, 1918, SC-219 was being refueled by USS Chestnut Hill when a fuel tank exploded. Chief Gunner's Mate Oscar Schmidt Jr, of the Chestnut Hill, dove into the water and saved the life of one of the sub chaser crewmen. Schmidt was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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@WillowEpp "lack of sanity" is subject to interpretation. It could mean "innovative", or "audacious", or "bold", anything but conforming to "the way it has always been done". The staff of the RN DMWD, were probably all regarded as head cases, but look at their body of work. I read a copy of Gerald Pawle's book about their work during the war, Fascinating read.
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