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This Episode:
In this first of two episodes with /u/thefourthmaninaboat, we cover the lead-up and ultimately the clash between battleships at Jutland. We discuss the changing technologies and tactics of naval warfare at the time, before moving on to the battle itself. (51min)
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Next Episode: Part 2 of the Battle of Jutland.
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As a footnote to this podcast: in between recording this podcast and now, I read John Brook's The Battle of Jutland. In this, Brooks casts doubt on the story about Room 40 I repeat in the podcast. Apparently, the German messages giving the British information on German plans weren't broken until after the message to Jellicoe informing him that Scheer was in port was sent. The story is based on claims by William Clarke, who was working at Room 40 at the time. However, Brooks points to several inconsistencies in Clarke's account that cast doubt on his reliability as a source.
There's a great deal of discussion of different types of ships in this podcast: cruisers, destroyers, battleships, cutters, etc
However, it's never explained what the differences are between these various ship types -- care to lay it out for those of us who aren't well-versed in 20th-century naval affairs?
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