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Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged)

High Seas High Jinks

Maritime history is a multifaceted and fascinating subject which covers tales of heroism, war, disasters, trade and discovery. Naval Historian Chris Sams comes to you fortnightly to talk about an aspect of Maritime history recorded live and unplugged. This Podcast is part of Chris" Substack where he writes three times a week on the subject. https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menu jerijerod14.substack.com

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46:46

Defending Chatham

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/09/17

A quick run through of the fortifications that were built around Chatham dockyard to protect the Naval facilities with the main focus being on the Victorian fortifications including Grain Tower, Forts Darnet, Hoo, Luton, Darland, Horsted, Bridgewoods and Borstal.Also a ghost story and some Medway urban legends and stories thrown in. Maybe I should be working for the Medway Tourist board.You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval

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25:47

Were battleships a dead concept by World War Two?

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/09/10

This week I ask myself the question as to whether the Battleship, as a concept, was dead by the start of the Second World War as has been argued elsewhere and if so, what has made it obsolete?Two things I forgot to mention that I only picked up on the listen through.1.) Goliath was the battleship I forgot!2.) Air craft carriers are also useful in the Pacific because of the nature of the campaign as for any landing on islands require air support and it is a lot easier ifyou bring your own airfields

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36:09

Defending the Bay of Danzig

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/09/03

In September 1939 the small Polish Navy was tasked with defending their shores against the German navy but how well did they do and how long did they hold out?As always you can find me on Substack here and on Bluesky at @jerijerod14 Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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29:27

Three designs that changed everything

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/08/27

This week’s episode looks at three ship designs that changed everything we knew or thought we knew about ship designs in the 19th Century. From armour to speed and underwater!There is one slight sound glitch less than 10 seconds in but I hesitate to re-record the whole 45 minutes for the one glitxh so… take it as part of the unplugged experience!As always you can find me on Substack here and on Bluesky at @jerijerod14 If you want to get a copy of Rachel Lance’s book on the Hunley you can find it at

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36:04

How the Royal Navy would beat Sealion

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/08/13

This week, on the 85th anniversary of Adlertag I put forward the idea that had Operation Sealion been launched then the Royal Navy would have swept it aside with ease and that the Norway Campaign had done irreperable harm to the German fleet.There is a certain amount of “Whataboutary” and generalisation but… hear me out.As always you can find me on Substack here and on Bluesky at @jerijerod14 Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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16:41

The death of Jugoslavia

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/08/06

This week’s episode is the final part of my Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine at the end of the First World War and the fate of the flagship of the State of Slovenes Croats and Serbian navyYou 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… Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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25:47

Szent Istvan's only sortie

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/07/30

This week’s episode we stay in the First World War and with the Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine for their last sortie of 1918…You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history (with no Star Wars content) with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure here… Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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39:26

The Adriatic Jutland

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/07/23

This week’s episode continues with the First World War and the Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine with their attempt to decimate the Allied barrage at Otranto in May 1917.You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history (with no Star Wars content) with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure here… Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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25:56

An Austro-Hungarian mutiny

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/07/16

This week’s episode returns to the First World War and the Cattaro mutiny of the Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine sailors who are tired of the war and their conditions…You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history (with no Star Wars content) with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure here… Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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25:56

Samurai swords and German pirates

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/07/08

This week’s episode returns to the Second World War and the tale of how one German Naval officer was honoured with a samurai sword from a grateful Japan….You can find me on the Socials with all my links here and my substack made up of predominantly maritime and naval history (with no Star Wars content) with aviation and some local history thrown in for good measure here…You can also find my Never Mind the Damcasters episode here when it comes out. Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at

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30:04

How the Austrians helped defeat the Martians

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/07/02

This week’s episode I head back to the pivotal battle of Lissa in the Italian War of Independence in which Austria will inspire ship design for the next thirty years and a ship that would be the basis for the Martian slayer - HMS Thunderchild!You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loathed it, want me to keep doing this or implore me to shut up Get full access

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32:36

Commerce raiding in a Galaxy Far Far away

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/06/25

This week I turn to some of my favourite Star Wars books and my favourite Imperial Admiral from Kevin J. Anderson’s Jedi Academy trilogy and compare her campaign against the New Republic to the campaign of von Spee’s Ostasiengeschwader in 1914. Ok, I know this may sound like a stetch but both Admirals are faced with a similar dilemma of action and situations but meet them in completely different ways. Should Daala have been more like von Spee or vice versa?This may not be an episode for everyone but

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31:33

Rodney at the Saintes

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/06/18

This week’s episode I follow on from the last episode on the Battle of St Kitts in 1782 with Admiral Rodney’s attack on the Comte de Grasse’s invasion fleet.You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loathed it, want me to keep doing this or implore me to shut up.Also to round off my recommendations - do check out the Shipwrecks and Seadogs podcast here - you

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26:41

Hood's defence of St Kitts

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/06/11

This week’s episode I go back to the American War of Independence to complain about the lack of Naval history in comparrison to the land battles and how Britain is fighting a larger global war. The Franco-Spanish alliance is looking to take the vital British posessions in the Caribbean which could spell severe issues for the British Empire post War and in any peace negotiations. You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the socials at

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34:16

Jutland, a German victory?

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/06/04

This week’s episode I ask and answer the question of who won the battle of Jutland and answer with my thoughts and arguments as to why it is a score draw I chose Jutland due to the passing anniversary from the weekend.You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loathed it, want me to keep doing this or implore me to shut up Get full access to Chris’s Naval History

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45:00

The Channel Dash

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/05/28

This week’s episode recounts the story of Operation Cereberus, the move of the battleships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen up the English Channel in February 1942.The British try to react to unfolding events as the Germans hold their breath.I wasn’t able to edit this due to time constraints so sorry about the extra ums and sneezing at the end!I mentioned “The Invisible campaign” by Jane Gulliford Lowes which you can get here

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32:28

Bismarck's final battle

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/05/21

This week’s episode looks at the final battle of the Bismarck and answers the question - who sank the battleship?You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loathed it, want me to keep doing this or implore me to shut up Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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31:02

On Naval ship classes and Star Wars

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/05/13

This week’s episode is a rough overview of the different classes of warship available at the start of the First World War and their different roles within the fleet…Then I talk about Star Wars and the varous roles the ships had, how they compare to their real life namesakes as well as a deep dive on the roles of Star destroyers and their vairants.It gets really nerdy fast!Here was the video I was talking about: You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr

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36:54

Troubridge's wise move

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/05/07

This week’s episode is a rough overview of the escape of the Goeben (and Breslau) in 1914, why Churchill made it worse and why Admiral Ernest Troubridge made the right decission (though possibly for the wrong reasons). You can find me on Substack at https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell me if you liked it, loathed it, want me to keep doing this or implore me to shut up Get full access to Chris’s Naval History

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29:01

Do the lessons of 1914 still apply?

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/04/30

In this week’s podcast I try to answer the self imposed question of whether any lessons that were learnt during the First World War’s Naval war that are still relevant today.The three main areas are Fleet in being, commerce raiding and the two power rule. The episode is also sprinkled with side bars as my mind wanders to answer other questions no one has asked! Get full access to Chris’s Naval History Substack at jerijerod14.substack.com/subscribe

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