Comments by "Doug JB" (@dougjb7848) on "The Drydock - Episode 313" video.

  1. 52:30 also, 15” is simply overkill for commerce raiding, which was the primary mission of the PS after coastal defense was de-emphasized.
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  2. They are not today. Until the early 1900s it was commonplace for navies to publish (at least general) information about new technology, construction etc. it was normal for officers from different navies to have ongoing correspondence, visit each other’s ships etc. Starting just before Dreadnought, in large part because of the rivalry between Great Britain and Germany, navies decided to put that stuff under wraps.
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