Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "5 Naval Engineering Failures - Sink, Swim or Explode" video.

  1. The Knox class ASW frigates ran 1200 pound steam at over 900 degrees superheat. Pinhole leaks became an obsession with the BTs and MMs. There was always a broom handle in reach. Somewhat off topic, the employment of gas turbines has one major advantage over steam powerplants: they don't have to generate a head of steam. Their downside is the need for more highly refined fuel than naval crude or distillate. For an oil producing superpower that might not be as much of an issue.
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  2. Can't remember if you've covered the US Owasco class . . . perhaps the worst excuse for a 2000 tons displacement warship ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owasco-class_cutter
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