HMS Barham in 1941
Barham belongs to the famous Queen Elizabeth class of ships of the line, laid down on 24th February 1913, launched December 31st 1914 and commissioned in October 1915 she served in WW1 &11, on 12th Dec 39 Barham accidentally rammed and sunk HMS Duchess, two weeks later Barham was torpedoed by U-30 and was in harbour for repairs for 3 months, later on the 25th ov November 1941 she was hit by three torpedoes from U-331 she rolled over after a few minutes then a massive explosion ripped her apart killing 862 of her crew.
HMS Barham in 1941
Barham belongs to the famous Queen Elizabeth class of ships of the line, laid down on 24th February 1913, launched December 31st 1914 and commissioned in October 1915 she served in WW1 &11, on 12th Dec 39 Barham accidentally rammed and sunk HMS Duchess, two weeks later Barham was torpedoed by U-30 and was in harbour for repairs for 3 months, later on the 25th ov November 1941 she was hit by three torpedoes from U-331 she rolled over after a few minutes then a massive explosion ripped her apart killing 862 of her crew.