The Most HOPELESS Battleship: HMS Captain

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In the 1860s a war had broken out in the drawing rooms and design offices of the British naval world. A war hero, Cowper Phipps Coles, was lobbying hard for a rotating turret ship that could brave the worst of the ocean's fury while the navy's chief constructor, Sir Edward J Reed, was pushing for a more measured approach. The result was a shocking series of events that saw a frustrated admiralty turn its nose up at Coles and his supporters - the ship that was born of this uncomfortable situation was a poorly constructed mess. Today we'll take a look at HMS Captain, a battleship that was destined to sink - and doomed by design. Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines! Click the link to subscribe | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE8PTncfn2Vga48jH46HnQ?sub_confirmation=1 #ships #sinking #disaster #titanic #wrecks #exploration #history #adventure #design #engineering #mairitime #safety #vessels #sailing #documentary #story #oceanlinerdesigns