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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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25:08

Action of Sluys

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/04/23

This week’s episode looks at the battle of Sluys in 1340 between the French Navy and King Edward III’s invasion force - I’m really not an expert but hopefully it is a good overview of a battle I’d never heard of!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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28:16

The problem with Lightoller...

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/04/15

This week’s podcast jumps on the Titanic bandwagon and looks at the career of Titanic’s Second Officer, Charles Lightoller and his actions on the night of the sinking as well accusations of war crimes in the First World War...If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the

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32:04

Baby killers

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/04/09

Today’s episode looks at the German raid on the English coastline in December 1914 and how it was a near miss for both fleets as well as the human tragedy.Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuIf you want to check out Moments in time; World War Two podcast and the German invasion of Norway you can find the first episode at -

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43:23

Murder on the high seas

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/04/02

Today episode looks at War crimes and the U-boat arm of both the Kaiserliche-Marine and Kriegsmarine, whether unrestricted U-boat warfare is a war crime, those who carried out crimes and their punishment as well as a look at Kapitan Eck in the Second World War.Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuIf you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you

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59:46

The Knight of the Dardanelles

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/03/26

Today episode picks up where last week’s left off and talks about the Central Power’s naval strategy for the Mediterranean, the dispatch of U-boats and the immediate impact of Otto Hersing’s arrival.Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuIf you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode. Or you can find me on the socials at

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35:57

Into the mouth of Hell

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/03/19

Today episode is an overview of the Allied attempt to force the Dardanelles with warships alone on the 18th March 1915, its background, its undertaking and the outcomes.Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuIf you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode. Or you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 Get

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40:11

German Naval victory in the First World War?

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/03/12

Today episode is my meditation on the chances of a German Naval victory in the First World War addressing Cruiser warfare, Zeppelins, U-boats, Dogger Bank, Jutland and bombardments.Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuIf you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode. Or you can find me on the socials at

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36:03

Russian defeat

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/03/05

Today we’re heading out to the Tsushima Strait for the battle between the Russian Second Pacific fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy in an endgame battle in the Russo-Japanese War.Do check out my substack for longer articles released three times a week at - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuIf you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode. Or you can find me on the socials at

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25:22

The Battle of Havana (1870)

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/02/26

I return this week to talk about the Battle of Havana between the gun boat Meteor and Aviso Bouvet during the Franco Prussian War. This took a lot less time than I planned so I also throw in the story of the Augusta (a Prussian Commerce Raider) and the Nymphe defending Danzig from a French Blockade.If you want to read a great article on the land war during this conflict check out Alex Churchill’s article here - https://substack.com/home/post/p-157573582As always my writings on substack are here -

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37:47

German liners as warships

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/02/19

This week’s podcast was somewhat adlibed by me late one evening giving a rough overview of the idea of the Kaiserliche-Marine using liners as Commerce raiders in 1914-15 including the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Prinz Eitel Friedrich and passing mentions of Cap Trafalgar and Berlin.There are longer posts on the Kronprinz Wilhelm’s career on my substack - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuIf you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it

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24:29

The Orzel incident

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/02/12

This week’s podcast tells the story of the Polish submarine Orzel and her escape from Poland and Estonia in the opening months of World War 2.If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on - 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

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26:56

XE Craft in the Far East

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/02/05

This week’s podcast is the story of the XE-Craft submarines in the Pacific in 1945 and the VC winning attack on the cruiser Takao.Original text with more detail can be found here.If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the socials at https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14 and tell

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30:35

The sinking of the Glorious

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/01/29

This week’s podcast tells the story of the sinking of HMS Glorious during Operation Juno in June 1940 by the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.If you would like to read the original write up do check it out here.I should apologise for my attempt at a German accent when quoting Marschall.If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on -

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36:12

Could Germany have done more to protect the Pacific...

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/01/22

This week’s podcast was completely unplanned and unscripted and answering a question I was tagged in on Twitter/X. This is my take on whether the Germans could have done more to protect their colonies from Allied attacks or If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on - https://substack.com/@jerijerod14?utm_source=user-menuOr you can find me on the

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28:09

A laughable affair - the English Armada of 1589

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/01/15

This week’s podcast talks about the English answer to the Spanish Armada of 1588 which was the English Armada, a grand operation led by Drake that over the course of two months cost the crown about 15000 soldiers and… well I won’t spoil it here. This is a great story of poor planning, poor implementation and command.If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it

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43:29

Titanic myths

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/01/08

This week’s podcast is a spontaneous myth busting about the Titanic sinking. There are so many myths and conspiracy theories and I try to answer a few of them including;She was sunk by a U-boat. The Olympic rather than a Titanic was sunk as an insurance scam.In defence of Ismay.Should they have rammed the Iceberg?The curse of the Mummy.SOS signals.The Mystery ship theoriesOfficer suicideCoal Bunker firesThe unsinkable myth.This is by no means exhaustive or indepth dives into each.If you’re listening

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20:10

A Naval First

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2025/01/01

This week’s podcast is on an epic first in Naval history for the first day of the first month of the New Year. HMS Pathfinder and her sinking.If you’re listening to this on a podcast provider I’d really appreciate it if you left a like or similar if you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t seen my Substack do please check it out on - 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

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20:46

Pre-Dreadnoughts at Jutland

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2024/12/18

This week’s podcast answers a question that you’ve not thought of but really bothers me - Should the Pre-dreadnought squadron have been included in the German Order of Battle at Jutland?Yes, but why? I examine the Deutschland class battleship, its design, what their role in the German fleet was and ask the question as to whether they should or should not have been at Jutland in 1916.If you are listening on another platform do go check them out on Substack

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51:58

The Battle of the Falklands

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2024/12/11

This week’s podcast tells the story of the Battle of The Falklands and follows on from last week’s on the Battle of Coronel. Following the loss of Craddock’s Squadron the Royal Navy move to cut off von Spee’s squadron and a larger, more powerful force is sent south to find and destroy the German Squadron. On the 8th December the Germans come to them and what folows is the Battle of the Falkands.This episode summerises the written format articles I’ve published on Substack over the last week or so

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49:39

Coronel - The first defeat

Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) ·

2024/12/04

This week’s podcast tells the story of the Battle of Coronel. In October 1914 the Royal Navy’s American station was dealing with German commerce raiders attacking trade off the coasts of South America when news broke that the Ostasiengeschwader was heading to Chile. What followed was a disagreement of how to fight the battle between London and Stanley, searching for the enemy and tragedy. This episode sets up next week’s on the Battle of the Falklands.If you’re listening to this on a podcast

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