Comments by "ricardo kowalski" (@ricardokowalski1579) on "The Development of Ironclads - The first 10 years in the Royal Navy" video.

  1. The difficulties this rapid pace of change imposed on management deserves attention. Within a service life, a commander would have to oversee the addition of engineers and stokers, the carpenter equaled to the blacksmith/riveter, coal added to the supply considerations, head of steam buildup and lag understood. It is not only a matter of where would you find qualified people to run the sophisticated machinery. Who of the previous generation can train the new officers on how to command these innovations and these new ratings? How do you retain them? A steam engineer is not an illiterate midshipman that you can gang presss into service and manage by lashes. And mind you, it will only get worst with the introduction of radio, electricity, hydraulics, electronics, diesels, turbines. The fact that the RN as an organization survived all these changes and pressures is remarkable.
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