At some point in history a French naval architect decided that fitting full sized windows like those from a country manor to the hull of a giant ironclad warship was a good idea... Following on from last month's video today let's take a look at 5 more terrible warships and the stories of their woeful designs and careers!

0:00 Intro
0:37 Russian ironclad Novgorod
5:54 USS Massachusetts
10:46 French warship Hoche
13:45 SMS Wespe
16:46 IJN Tomozuru

Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!