US Naval History Podcast ⚓️🌊🏴‍☠️

A podcast tracing the history of the US Navy from the Revolutionary War to today. Not affiliated the United States Navy. All opinions are my own.

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This is an absolutely amazing data visualization. Highly recommended!

It maps out every (20k+!) sunken WWII ships, and breaks out the data in bunch of cool ways. I'm still playing around with it, but try taking a look at your favorite battle.
https://t.co/aG57BKdW4q

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I'd support time in prison for the CMC, and the defocking of the entire Chief's Mess - at a minimum.

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How did they think they were going to get away with it… and how did they get away with it for so long?
This is beyond egregious.
https://t.co/aCfgCqjE3J

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The biggest American naval disaster pre-Pearl Harbor? ✅
You probably haven't heard of it? ✅
Well, here is your chance? The Penobscot Expedition, part 1 is out!

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@dwarkesh_sp The blog addendum to the US Naval History Podcast. I think the name says it all, although I do try to tie things to the present day when applicable :)
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@CrowGeofrey @WarshipPorn This was after. They didn't start to bringing the destroyers alongside to evac until after hope was lost.

There was no real chance of getting engines back in the short term and the Northampton who was towing her was getting unsustainable attacked by IJN planes.

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@WarshipPorn There's now a whole episode on her!

https://t.co/hAXWKmbmft

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@USNHistory https://t.co/hAXWKmbmft

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This is their story, as told by the oral interviews of the veterans who fought on her as pilots, air crew, maintainers, and ship's company. Enjoy!

https://t.co/hAXWKmbmft

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The USS Hornet fought hard, and died hard. In the less than two years between her launch and sinking, she launched the Doolittle Raiders and fought at Midway and Guadalcanal.

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@supbrow @cgberube @mercoglianos @johnkonrad @MarSec_Bradford @ChongJaIan @graham_euan @cdrsalamander @alessionaval Take a listen! There's also and episode on the Second Sumatran Expedition.
https://t.co/gsKgMlqGgT

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@jakesNYT could I get you on the podcast? I liked your article on European NATO thinking for a post-dependable United States world.

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It's been an eventful few weeks in the Red Sea... almost a dozen US/UK air strikes, several Houthi missiles and drones getting through and hitting ships, failed convoy escort systems, insane insurance rates...
All broken down for you in the latest episode :)

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But you're right, it *doesn't* have anything to do with consolidation in this case. The Stinger was only ever made by one company in the US!

It does have to do with the fact that all the downstream parts are not made any more, often going a few steps deep.

For example, pick a random microprocessor. No civilian demand for a decades old microprocessor, no Stingers made in the past few decades...that part is effectively gone. The company which made the microprocessor may not exist, and if they do nobody remembers anything about the process. The tools to make the microprocessor were scrapped decades ago. The tools to make THAT tool were scraped decades ago.

Rebuilding the tools several layers deep is ~impossible, so now you have to replace the original spec chip with a new one. Which requires R&D, certification, testing, etc... spread out over a relatively small number of units.

And of curse, it's not just that one ancient microprocessor. It's *hundreds* (if not thousands of parts!) in the missile which need to be reconstituted!

Thus...the initial few units do cost a fortune, but should production get rolling, each marginal unit gets pretty "cheap." Or at least an amazing ROI on destroying a Russian tank.

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I mean sure... that is true of almost anything given economies of scale. Produce 3000/yr instead of 300 and you wring a lot of efficiencies out of the system. But it would still cost (a lot) more to buy 3000 cheaper TLAMs than 300 expensive TLAMS. Only so much budget to go around.

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@cgberube Is there someone (you?) I can talk about naval wargaming with on the US Naval History Podcast?

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@philkoop Good idea. I never knew about the raid, this might be a good frame for an episode. Thanks!

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I want to have someone who is an expert on the law of the sea on the show? Any recommendations?

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🚨 🇾🇪 A subtitled version of the Yemeni Armed Forces “Houthis” statement today, January 18, 2024, targeting the American ship "Chem Ranger."