In the Drydock

Today your Captain and Executive Officer take a look at the term frigate and what it meant for the US Navy throughout its two century lifespan, and where the Navy is headed with the term now as the fleet ages. Let's set sail again! Questions? Comments? Critiques? Want to be a guest? Reach us at: [email protected]

Most people have heard about what happened on land during the American Civil War, but the naval campaign at sea and in the interior was in some ways just as vital as any battle on land. Today your Captain and Executive Officer take a look at how the Naval strategy of both the Federal and Confederate Navy developed for those four years that would come to define the United States of America.  Questions? Comments? Critiques? Want to be a guest? Reach us at: [email protected]

Today your Captain and executive officer examine the unique situation of the combined Navy of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary as Europe plowed headlong towards the war that would forever change the course of history. Come learn how Austria-Hungary created a Navy from scratch and took the fight up very soon after. 

In the Season 2 Opener for In the Drydock, your Captain and Executive Officer address the one thing we both mutually hate: conspiracy theories. This one regarding arguably the most famous/infamous ocean liners to sail the Atlantic. Grab your Tin Foil Hats ladies and gentlemen. This is going to be a ride.  If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please email us at [email protected]

A Special Announcement from Your Captain regarding the hiatus, and the new season of In the Drydock.

Today your Captain and Executive Officer go back to the roots of the Navy within our Home Country of the United States. These early battles of the Revolution, Barbary Wars, and War of 1812 would come to define what the United States Navy would stand for and how the military would be formed in the fledgling Republic. And there are more than a few colorful characters along the way!

Today your captain and executive officer drop into one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, where the little Taffy 3 Task Force runs up against a massive Japanese Armada determined to stop the American Island-hopping Campaign once and for all. It’s an all-out slugfest that would go down in history as one the most famous naval battles in world history.

Today your captain and executive officer look into the other side of the Ocean Liner Trade on the Giant Pacific Ocean. Many questions abound, not least of which is why liners on the Pacific weren’t as fast as their Atlantic Brethren. Join us on these little-known voyages!

Today your captain and executive officer return to the subject of ships of state to talk about one of the most unknown captains of industry in the USA and design in US History and the Incomparable SS United States. Saddle up boys!

Today you're captain and executive officer delve deep into the idea of ships of state and what they meant to the world and the liner era as a whole. Also, Wade attempts to sing and speak French, and fails miserably at one of those.  Ships of the Week: RMS Queen Mary SS Normandie