On November 24, 1941, the British 1st Battle Squadron - led by HMS Barham, Queen Elizabeth, and Valiant, and escorted by eight destroyers - sailed into the Central Mediterranean to intercept ...

The first HMS Barham in 1811 was named after Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Lord Barham. The fourth vessel of this name was present at the battle of Jutland in 1916, and saw service at the battle of ...

04 February 2004 HMS Barham — Eastern Mediterranean Fleet, 1940 (2) After the Force “H” action at Dakar in September 1940, Barham joined Cunningham’s Eastern Mediterranean Fleet based in ...

JAN 28, 1942: The hardy-but-hapless HMS Barham was revealed to have sunk – with her explosion caught on camera – on this day in 1942 following two months of official silence. The battleship, which had ...

Stories categorised in 'HMS Barham'. These stories may contain references to other themes. However, on Christmas Eve, I met with Hearson ashore and we had a quiet evening enjoying good food and ...

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Sinking of HMS Barham In Remember When 57, we carry the story of George Marshall, who married Joyce Sharples. Ray Marshall. 12:56, 27 Feb 2013 Updated 12:57, 07 Mar 2013.

JAN 28, 1942: The hardy-but-hapless HMS Barham was revealed to have sunk – with her explosion caught on camera – on this day in 1942 following two months of official silence. The battleship ...

Two days later HMS Barham was torpedoed by U-331 at 4.15 pm on November 25th, 1941 some 55 miles NNE of Sidi Barani. My father lost his life along with 862 of his shipmates.