!, YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, Casualties of MEN/HEROES-SERVING IN H.M.S. She had a normal displacement of 32,590 long tons (33,110t) and displaced 33,260 long tons (33,794t) at deep load. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. The sea, which had fortunately been smooth as BARHAM sank was, as far as I could see, a vast area of oil fuel and debris, with at that time no signs of life. In response the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet. [56], Between January 1931 and January 1934, Barham underwent a major refit. During a port visit to Corfu in July, the ship was visited by King George II of Greece. U-boat commander Fritz Julius Lemp had mistaken the liner for an armed cruiser and the German naval authorities tried to cover up the sub's actions. This increased her metacentric height to about 7 feet (2.1m) at deep load, despite the increase in her deep displacement to 35,970 long tons (36,550t). 11/25/2022, @ 13:16-Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, a humble and a contrite heart; Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, LEST WE FORGET, LEST WE FORGET!! HMS BARHAM - a British battleship sunk in November 1941 by a submarine in the Mediterranean SANTA ROSA - a Portuguese galleon loaded with seven chests of treasure, sunk in 1726 by an explosion. Despite the majority of the wreck lying some 75m below the . P.W and staff moved to MALAYA and QUEEN ELIZABETH, and Rear Admiral B.S. "I shot to the surface," he said. She participated in the Battle of Dakar in mid-1940, where she damaged a Vichy French battleship and was slightly damaged in return. The S.G.O (Cdr. I assumed that this had happened because the submarine Captain had fired all his bow tubes at once, and had not compensated quickly enough with seawater to keep the conning tower below the surface. Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Path is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.British Path also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. The terrifying explosion was caught on film by Path cameraman John Turner who was on an adjacent ship. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The battleship heels over and explodes. The British had recently broken the Italian codes and sailed after dark on the 27th to intercept the Italians. Completed in 1915, she was often used as a flagship and participated in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet. Evan-Thomas turned northeast at around 18:06 and then made a slow turn to the southeast once he spotted the Grand Fleet. These new approaches would help achieve an international goal set last year to have 100% of the topography of the world's ocean bed mapped by 2030. If it happened, British Path filmed it. Produced by the Naval Studies Group in conjunction with the Submarine Institute of Australia, the Australian Naval Institute, Naval Historical Society and the RAN Seapower Centre. Shipwreck H.M.S. Required fields are marked *. En route, Eagle's aircraft attacked Tripoli on 26 November. U.331 was under the command of Freiherr Diedrich von Tiesenhausen who was a lieutenant of 26 years of age. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. "The sinking of the SS Athenia, a civilian liner, was significant not only as the first British shipping loss of the war but as an example of a Nazi attempt to promote 'fake news'. Twelve of the fourteen BL 6-inch (152mm) Mk XII guns were mounted in casemates along the broadside of the vessel amidships; the remaining pair were mounted on the forecastle deck near the aft funnel and were protected by gun shields. He is now involved in efforts to change this. 828 Squadron FAA, With the 5th South African Brigade at Sidi Rezegh, XXXI Guastatori (Assault Engineers) Battalion during CRUSADER, 'Shell Shock' 'Bomb Happy' and the Tobruk Garrison, Successful supply runs for the Axis - November 1941, New Article - Italy's Light Cruiser Force, German Tank Deliveries to North Africa - 02/1941 to 03/1942, Axis merchants lost on the North Africa Route - 1941-1943. [53] Together with her sister Malaya, Barham was sent to Alexandria, Egypt, in May 1927 during a time of unrest. Germany initially denied involvement fearing the US would join the war. The third shell detonated on the face of the starboard wing turret, although some fragments entered the turret and caused minor damage. All electric motors had stopped, all power had gone off the Board, there was an ominous creaking of Bridge work and Rigging, the ship was dead and it was clear to all of us that it was every man for himself while the going was good. Within four minutes, the battleship had listed over to Port and the. After returning to port, Jellicoe issued an order that prohibited risking the fleet in the southern half of the North Sea due to the overwhelming risk from mines and U-boats unless the odds of defeating the High Seas Fleet in a decisive engagement were favourable. At the going down of the SUN, AND in the MORNING; WE WILL REMEMBER THEM, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!! British Path was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. [93][Note 6] Captain Geoffrey Cooke went down with his ship. Late in the afternoon of November 24, 1941 WARSPITE, (C. in C.), BARHAM and VALIANT and a screen of nine destroyers sailed from Alexandria to provide heavy gun cover for the Cruisers. A fortnight later, she was attacked by the U-30 which put her out of commission for six months with a single torpedo hit. Goebbels has a reputation as a skilful propagandist but on this occasion he was ineffective, at least as far as international opinion was concerned. last updated: andrew gillespie The video of HMS Barhams loss can seen here, in the context of the overall newsreel. The torpedo from U-30 struck the Athenia at 7:38 that evening. BARHAM's explosion after being torpedoed. "We had no idea there were U-boats in the area.". He replied, 'it's gone'.". 203, 205, Jellicoe, pp. She became a private ship in January of that year and was refitted at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard in FebruaryJuly. The report that it had been found was made in 2017 This find is one that has been anticipated heavily for many years and we are ecstatic to have found it here at Merlin Burrows. Richard grew up in Penrith Road, Belgrave, joining the Royal Navy as a boy seaman, aged 15. Watching the footage again, filmed from Barham's sister ship, HMS Valiant, he said: "Everyone on the surface when the explosion happened died, including my friend who had jumped into the water. No. [46], Following Jutland, Barham was under repair until 5 July 1916. VALIANT and WARSPITE in background. [7], Barham received a series of minor refits during the 1920s. [65] Most of the adjacent compartments flooded and the ship took on a 7 degree list that was countered by transferring fuel oil to starboard. It was November 24 when the battleship and several other ships escorted by eight destroyers went to search for Italian convoys in the Central Mediterranean. Throughout the next day, Jellicoe and Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, commander of the High Seas Fleet, received conflicting intelligence; after reaching the location in the North Sea where they expected to encounter the High Seas Fleet, the British turned north in the erroneous belief that they had entered a minefield. Of the 1,184 officers and men on board, 841 were killed. Lemp fired four torpedoes at the two capital ships,[64] and one struck Barham on her port side, adjacent to the shell rooms for 'A' and 'B' turrets. IWM FL1472. Richard worked as a shop floor foreman at Ratby Engineering, in Leicester, until 1982. Barham. [83] As part of Operation Collar in late November, Barham, Malaya and the carrier HMSEagle covered the forces rendezvousing with a convoy coming from Gibraltar. 101102, 108110, 115116, 134142, Campbell 1986, pp. "By the time we got on deck, the ship was listing at a 45 degree angle. "I remember so many faces of my friends and shipmates who weren't as fortunate as me.". HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. The remains of the first British ship to be sunk in WW2 appear to have been identified on the Atlantic seabed. [29][Note 4], Hipper's battlecruisers spotted the Battlecruiser Fleet to their west at 15:20, but Beatty's ships did not see the Germans to their east until 15:30. Multiple air strikes by Formidable's Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers damaged the battleship Vittorio Veneto and crippled the heavy cruiser Pola later that evening. "Fearing the impact of the affair on American opinion, the Germans promoted an absurd conspiracy theory, claiming that Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, had been responsible. Within four minutes, the battleship had listed over to Port and the ships magazines had exploded, sinking the battleship and killing 863 men. Full title reads: "HMS BARHAM 1914 - 1941". [101], Helen Duncan, considered the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735, came to the attention of the authorities after claiming to have contacted the spirit of a sailor of Barham, at the time when the ship's sinking was being hidden from the general public. They set several merchant ships on fire, but again failed to hit the latter at a range of 17,000 yards (15,500m) before breaking off fire at 13:20. HMAS Sydney II and the HSK Kormoran Shipwreck Sites, Admiralty House, Garden and Fortifications, Royal Australian Naval Transmitting Station ACT, 81st. "We were standing by a ladder two decks below on the mess deck when there was a huge explosion," he said. In addition the torpedo-control tower aft was replaced by an air-defence position during that same refit. [51], Barham became flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in April 1919, and made a port visit to Cherbourg, France that month together with the rest of the squadron. Second World War (1939-1945) Sidi Barrani. After some time we came to a Carley float, to which about six of our shipmates were clinging. [53] The ship was relieved as flagship by Revenge in June[54] and she was ordered to Palestine in August where her crew helped to suppress rioting in Haifa and also operated the Haifa-Jerusalem railroad. 219220; Raven & Roberts, p. 359; Shores, Cull & Malizia, pp. Life on the Line Podcasts Aquarian Press, pp. Barham played a minor role in quelling the 1929 Palestine riots and the 19361939 Arab revolt in Palestine. [22], Barham joined the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow the next day and participated in a fleet training operation west of Orkney during 25 November. Pridham-Wippell), and Squadron Signal Officer of the 1st Battle Squadron. His expertise means he has been appointed as a judge on the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, a $7m incentive to get engineering groups to develop innovative seafloor mapping technologies and strategies. HMS Barham was a 35,000-ton battleship built for World War I but had had an extensive refit in the 1930s. Your email address will not be published. Guy Morris), S.O.O./S.N.O. BARHAM was torpedoed by U.331 and lost off the Western Desert of Egypt off Sollum and Sidi Barrani. Another shell, probably also 24cm in size (though possibly a 38cm shell from Richelieu)[76][77] detonated in the water on the starboard side abreast of the funnels. Barham's signallers were unable to read the signal and her officer of the watch presumed that it was the expected point zigzag to the left of the base course and signalled that course change to the rest of the squadron. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists. Experience the final moments of the Queen Elizabeth Battleship, HMS Barham, when it was struck by torpedoes from a German submarine during World War II which resulted in a terrifying explosion.. "It would be at such resolution that anyone could look for shipwrecks like the Athenia from their desk. [8] Two years later, her anti-aircraft defences were upgraded when the original three-inch AA guns were replaced with a pair of QF four-inch (102mm) Mk V AA guns between November 1924 and January 1925 and another pair of four-inch AA guns were added from October to November later that year. Your email address will not be published. [81] Barham was loaded with 600 troops, including the men of 12 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,[82] Force F departed Gibraltar on 7 November, escorted by Force H, rendezvoused with the main body of the Mediterranean Fleet three days later and unloaded their cargo at Malta later that day. Barham quickly capsized to port and was lying on her side when a massive magazine explosion occurred about four minutes after she was torpedoed and sank her. U-331 was not attacked by the escorting destroyers and reached port on 3 December. We've also got a detailed model of the Athenia. The battleship and the other ships of Force F were tasked to ferry troops to Malta, before continuing on to Alexandria. This is my first written account of the fateful day, and of my recollections of some of the circumstances before and after the catastrophe since I prepared a Report on the sinking shortly after the event for the Royal Naval Authorities at Alexandria, Egypt. Contents 1 Service 1.1 First World War Mediterranean. After Free French emissaries were either captured or driven off by the Vichy French, Cunningham ordered his ships to open fire. It was steaming at about twenty knots at the time, and immediately began to list to port at an alarming rate. Shortly after 4.00 pm I was on the Admirals Bridge. The interrogation report following the sinking of U-331 in late 1942 give further detail of the sinking of HMS Barham at this link. The list of men lost is at this link. [86], In mid-April she escorted the fast transport MVBreconshire, together with Warspite and Valiant, from Alexandria to Malta before the battleships bombarded Tripoli on the evening of 20 April. As the British battleships were manoeuvring to take up their positions, the submarine Bvziers fired a spread of four torpedoes at a range of 2,700 yards (2,500m). The Grand Fleet sailed with 29 dreadnoughts and 6 battlecruisers while the Germans mustered 18 dreadnoughts and 2 battlecruisers. "If I hadn't dived headfirst and knocked myself out, I would be dead, too.". [27] Barham slipped her mooring at 22:08 and was followed by the rest of Beatty's ships. Egypt Mar Sidi Barrani. For the rest of the war, except for the inconclusive action of 19 August 1916, her service generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. The ships were fitted with four submerged 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, two on each broadside. Jones refers to the 861 men listed in the casualty list published by, Burt 2012a, p. 85; Raven & Roberts, pp. The anti-aircraft (AA) armament were composed of two quick-firing (QF) 3-inch (76mm) 20cwt Mk I[Note 1] guns. The detonation blew a 7-by-7-foot (2.1 by 2.1m) hole in the main deck, sent fragments through the middle and lower decks and burned out the casemate for starboard No. Thanks to the advancements in artificial intellige. It is just over 49 years since H.M.S. [59], Barham served as the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron from November 1936 to May 1937 and participated in the Coronation Fleet Review for King George VI on 19 May at Spithead. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared war on 3 September, 1939. [5], The waterline belt of the Queen Elizabeth class consisted of Krupp cemented armour (KC) that was 13 inches (330mm) thick over the ships' vitals. The ship was in the Mediterranean when the Second World War began in September 1939 and accidentally collided with and sank one of her escorting destroyers, HMS Duchess, on her voyage home three. The marine scientist first got involved in the search for the wreck in a commission from the BBC. The ships had multiple armoured decks that ranged from 1 to 3 inches (25 to 76mm) in thickness. The ship had been hit amidships by torpedoes on the port side. While covering the evacuation of Crete the following day, the ship was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 bombers from II./LG (Demonstration Wing) 1 and Heinkel He 111 bombers of II./KG (Bomber Wing) 26. She sailed south through the Suez Canal to Mombasa, Kenya, where her damage was inspected. "I was disorientated but reached out and felt the ship. [54] Captain James Somerville relieved Monroe on 1 December and he was relieved in his turn on 16 March 1929 by Captain John C. On 26 March, the Italian fleet sortied in an attempt to intercept British convoys to Greece. This sent splinters in every direction and started a small fire, but otherwise did no significant damage. Quora User [54], On the afternoon of 24 November 1941, the 1st Battle Squadron, Barham, Queen Elizabeth, and Valiant, with an escort of eight destroyers, departed Alexandria to cover the 7th and 15th Cruiser Squadrons as they hunted for Italian convoys in the Central Mediterranean. Beatty continued south for another two minutes to confirm the sighting before ordering his force to turn north, towards the Grand Fleet in what came to be known as the "Run to the North". 201202, Edmunds, Simeon. Barham was then transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet, where she covered multiple Malta convoys. [36] His order only applied to his own forces; the 5th Battle Squadron continued south until after it passed Beatty heading northwestwards at 16:51. The relatively shallow water on Rockall Bank, an area of raised seabed a few hundred km from the Irish coastline, means it should be reasonably straightforward to send down a remotely operated vehicle to investigate the sonar contact. Read about our approach to external linking. Barham was sunk off the Egyptian coast the following November by the German submarineU-331 with the loss of 862 crewmen, approximately two thirds of her crew. This took some time and his ships had to slow down to 1218 knots (2233km/h; 1421mph) to avoid overrunning the 6th Division and blocking its fire. Forthcoming Infantrymen of the Air (Italian airborne), George Burling Jarett and the 75mm ammunition challenge. LOVE YOU ALL: Yours Aye-Brian CANUCK Murza, W.W.II Naval Researcher-Published Author, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Other fragments from the second hit caused damage that allowed the water to spread even further. Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. She was powered by two sets of Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving two shafts using steam from 24 Yarrow boilers. Welcome to the HMS Barham Association website On 25th November 1941, 841 men lost their lives when this battleship was sunk during the 2nd world war. He eventually lost his life in a confrontation in 1941 when his U-110 boat was forced to the surface after being damaged by depth charges. [33] About three minutes later, the ship opened fire on the battlecruiser SMSvon der Tann at a range of about 23,000 yards (21,000m). Hipper ordered his ships to turn to starboard, away from the British, to assume a south-easterly course, and reduced speed to 18 knots (33km/h; 21mph) to allow three light cruisers of the 2nd Scouting Group to catch up. Early 1910s Suez Canal to Mombasa, Kenya, where her damage was inspected grew up in Penrith,... 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