Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged)

This week’s podcast looks at a lesser known liner sinking by the German Navy in World War One and how this one almost brought America into the War in the summer of 1915…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

Looking into the story of a pirate’s grave and the battle between pirates and villagers deep in the heart of Kent in the 18 Century…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

The U-570 had a very troubled career in the Kriegsmarine and her maiden voyage came to a very unfortunate end. 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 answer a random Twitter question from a random person as to where the Royal navy is no longer the power that it was, the financial pressure, the lack of need and foreign pressure in under half an hour.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 ask a question you never thought you needed to know - what is a pre-dreadnought battleship? Also why are they important and actually do more during the First World War than Dreadnoughts? 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 is a rough overview of the Tegetthoff dreadnought’s origins, the Austro-Hungarian/Italian Naval race, cost cutting and why the flaw in her design was not that critical and it was more of a fleet issue.This was in response to a video on youtube by the fantastic Mike Grady and Ocean Liner Designs which you can find here and I fully recommend you check out his channel and videos.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

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

This week’s episode looks at the case of a murdered Royal Marine at Chatham, the fate of the culprit and the legend that grew up around it…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 return to ships but with a Polish slant and how one Polish warship defended Cowes from a Luftwaffe raid…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

So this week I’m on holiday and out of the country but thought I should still do a podcast episode on something.As a break I’m covering some aviation history and talking about the Luftwaffe’s attack on the South and South east of England on 13 August 1940.Apologies there is a bit of interference on the microphone (and a motorbike at the end) The full text for Order 16 is here and Order 17 is here. 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

In this week’s (short) episode I do an overview of the fate of the Grosser Kurfurst during a tragic accident of Folkestone and the fall out that saw two Admirals lose their positions.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 return to the story of U-boats off America during the First World War with the story of the U-53’s attack on shipping off Rhode Island in 1916…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

Is it possible to tell a U-boat ghost story? Or stories of when sea monsters attacked German submarines? Yes… and I thought for Halloween I’d bring you some of those stories in a shorter than normal episode…Happy Halloween!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 podcast looks at the career of the merchant U-boats Deutschland and Bremen as they attempt to break the British blockade and bring raw materials back to Germany.Why did Germany create U-cruisers? How successful were they? Thanks for listneing and if you are interested in finding me online, be it on substack or the Socials you can find me on https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 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’m free styling the reasons for von Spee’s decission to sail east to escape the Pacific. This is very much an overview rather than a blow by blow account of where the squadron was at any point between August and October 1914 so bare with me. The situation was bleak for the German squadron and there were several options open to them but which was the best one and what was von Spee’s primary concern?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 return to maritime history and talk about quarantine, crime and punishment, hulks and local (Medway) history and how it all relates to Deadman’s island…ou can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure 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