The Sinking of HMS Barham

HMS Barham, a Queen Elisabeth Class Battleship, sinking on 25th November 1941.

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[D Vindicated]

My grandfather, Sydney Bruty,18 years in the Royal Navy, died on this ship.

He got out but didn't survive the explosion. It is evident in earlier footage, movietone i believe, a torpedo trail can be seen developing and exploding near the stern as HMS Barham rolled. A series of torpedos were fired. What mystery!!

Grandad was to be transfered to HMS Repulse on which all hands were later lost. When your numbers up,,,,,,

RIP grandad i love you and have missed you dearly throughout my life.

[sam young]

my grandad survived this Able Seaman Gordom Middleton

[Bryan Mcclelland]

what.......i dont mean to offend you but how do you miss him even if you didnt know him? if so he died on the ship you gotta be about 90. sorry but im confused

[Church Yard Grass]

blimey that was worse than hms hood!

[warcrazy1000]

If you think about it people in ww2 were not very smart.. They all gathered on the side of a sinking ship .... I wouldve swam away with my life preserver.

[Statalyzer]

Actually, a U-Boat beat the Royal Navy's destroyer screen during the hunt for the Bismarck ... and got right in the middle of Force H ... but he didn't have any torpedoes left.

[Bobbybass200]

My Great uncle was a stoker on the ship. Down in the engine room, I guess...and hope..he didn't know a lot about it. RIP uncle George.

[1805Azazel]

0:22 I was like Holy Hell

[stenchthedog]

your all bloody wrong the very best warship that could trouce any British German warship even today is the, CSS Virginia, :) think yer know eveything dont yer !

[Tommy Quirke]

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