Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged)

After last week’s heavy episode I wanted to do something a little lighter and I also wanted to share the stories of my grandparent’s during the Second World War. Some are funny, some are tragic, some are a bit shakey when it comes to the actual history of it and Im not sure how true they are but…. Here they are non the less.If you aren’t already and want to read more of my Naval history stuff or find me on the socials you can find it all here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

On the night of 31 December - 1 January 1914-15 the battleship Formidable battled the elements and a U-boat to stay afloat and then her crew battled to stay alive… What happened was a complete human tragedy.If you aren’t already and want to read more of my Naval history stuff or find me on the socials you can find it all here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

This week’s episode looks at the sinking of the steamer SS Caroline and how that almost brought the British Empire and America to war as well as the Caroline Test…If you aren’t already and want to read more of my Naval history stuff or find me on the socials you can find it all here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

This week I turn to a story of the Fleet Air arm’s Blackburn Skuas and a patrol over the Goodwin Sands that ends horribly…f you aren’t already and want to read more of my Naval history stuff or find me on the socials you can find it all here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

This week I talk broadly about the deployment of Force Z and postulate that Phillips was in the wrong to carryout his sweep for Japanese invasion forces on the 9th December 1941 and that he should have carried out another course of action.I briefly cover the sinkings but will do so in greater depth in a Substack post really soon!If you aren’t already and want to read more of my Naval history stuff or find me on the socials you can find it all here… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe