HMS Hood & USS Iowa - Battlecruisers or Fast Battleships?

Head to https://www.squarespace.com/drachinifel to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DRACHINIFEL Today we take a look at the argument over whether Hood was a battlecruiser or a fast battleship, and if that changes the definition of the Iowa class as well! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:18 - The Question! 00:03:52 - Battlecruisers by Mission Role - Generation 1 00:16:57 - Battlecruisers by Mission Role - Generation 2 00:21:30 - Later Battlecruiser Generations and Faulty Definitions 00:26:20 - Definitions by Design/Comparison that don't work 00:29:48 - Definition by Design that works! 00:35:51 - What ifs? Hood and Iowa as definite battlecruisers 00:40:59 - Definition by Specification - Definitive? Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Want to get some books? www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifelDrydock Episodes in podcast format - https://soundcloud.com/user-21912004 Music - https://www.youtube.com/c/NCMEpicMusic