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  HMS Barham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been given the name HMS Barham in honour of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham.
HMS Barham, launched in 1889, was a third-class cruiser that served in the Mediterranean Fleet.
HMS Barham, launched in 1914, was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship sunk by a U-boat in 1941.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Barham   (116 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: German battleship Bismarck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
HMS Suffolk was a cruiser of the British Navy which took part in the action which led to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in 1941.
HMS Cossack (L-03/F-03/G-03) was a Tribal-class destroyer which became famous for the boarding of the German supply ship Altmark in Norwegian waters, and the associated rescue of sailors originally captured by the Admiral Graf Spee.
HMS Prince Of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/German-battleship-Bismarck   (5524 words)

  
 British Navy Ships--HMS Barham (1915-1941)
HMS Barham, a 27,500-ton Queen Elizabeth class battleship built at Clydebank, Scotland, was completed in October 1915.
Barham was in the Mediterranean in 1941, taking part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in March and receiving bomb damage in May. On 25 November 1941, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, HMS Barham was hit by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331.
Photographed from HMS Rodney, whose "White Ensign" is in the foreground.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/uk/uksh-b/barham.htm   (371 words)

  
 HMS Barham
Barham was scheduled for a second major refit in the early 1940s, but the intervention of the war prevented this.
On 27th August 1940, HMS Barham left Scapa to take part in the expedition for the landing of an Allied military force at Dakar with General de Gaulle in mid-September and, on the 25th, was slightly damaged by by 9.4-Inch and 6.1-Inch shore batteries.
On 28th March HMS Barham took part in the Battle off Cape Matapan, in which the Italian cruisers Zara, Pola and Fiume and two destroyers were sunk and the battleship Vitorio Veneto was damaged by an aircraft torpedo.
www.the-weatherings.co.uk /pccship0244.htm   (820 words)

  
 Worldisround - The Sinking of HMS Barham, and more - by Mike Lynd
HMS Barham and HMS Valiant taken from HMS Malaya en route to Southend..
Barham with HMS Malaya and a County class cruiser early in WWII
H.M.S. Hood, H.M.S. Barham and the tug Roysterer at Malta in 1938.
www.worldisround.com /articles/16107   (753 words)

  
 HMS Barham (1914) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy named after Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, built at the John Brown shipyards in Clydebank, and launched in 1914.
Barham was in the Mediterranean in 1941, taking part in the battle of Cape Matapan in March and receiving bomb damage in May. On 25 November 1941, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, Barham was hit by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331, commanded by Lieutenant Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen.
See HMS Barham for other ships of this name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Barham_(1914)   (275 words)

  
 HMS Barham
HMS BARHAM was build at John Brown shipbuilders, Clydebank and launched 31st December 1914, Took part at the Battle of Jutland.
HMS Barham was torpedoed and sunk by U-331 off Soloum on the 25th November 1941.
Served on HMS Barham and was killed when she was torpedoed and sunk.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /barham.htm   (1337 words)

  
 Aircraft Carriers HMS Ark Royal, Ocean, Bulwark, Glorious, Victorious
HMS Illustrious and HMS Kenya at Devonport by Ivan Berryman
HMS Illustrious slips quietly away from the docks at Devonport, Plymouth with the Fiji class cruiser in the middle distance, 1941.
HMS Barham with HMS Eagle in Valetta Harbour in Malta during the 1930's by Ivan Berryman.
www.ivanberryman.co.uk /rn_carriers.htm   (1221 words)

  
 uboat.net - Allied Warships - Battleship HMS Barham of the Queen Elizabeth class
Barham was in the Mediterranean in 1941, taking part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in March and receiving bomb damage in May.
On 25 November 1941, while steaming to cover an attack on Italian convoys, HMS Barham (Capt. G.C. Cooke, R.N.) was hit at 1629 hours north of Sidi Barrani, in position 32.34N, 26.24E by three torpedoes from the German submarine U-331.
HMS Barham was damaged by a torpedo fired from the German submarine U-30.
uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4058.html   (462 words)

  
 Ronald Charles John Jerrard
Barham was operating the correct degree of watertight sub­division for cruising, but she listed too quickly for any effective counter­measures to be carried out.
The RN Eastern Mediterranean Fleet, comprising of three battleships, the QE, Barham and Valiant with a screen of destroyers, under the flag of Admiral Cunningham, were proceeding westward in the hope of finding and destroying any enemy attempts to convey men and materials to Libya for the present campaign.
HMS Barham was sunk by U 331 under the command of Baron Hans Dietrich Von Tiesenhausen, his Boat was later sunk on 17 November 1942 at 37-05N, 02-24E, (in the Med).
www.rjerrard.co.uk /royalnavy/barham/barham.htm   (1572 words)

  
 HMS Eagle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
HMS Eagle and HMS Barham shown at Valetta Grand Harbour, Malta, before the outbreak of world war two and its replacement HMS Eagle which served during the 1960s.
HMS Eagle was built at Clydebank, and was launched on the 8th of June 1918, a former Battleship construction suspended in 1914.
The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the old carrier HMS Eagle as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean early in 1941.
www.ivanberryman.com /hms_eagle.htm   (1138 words)

  
 Jason Stevenson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
During one séance held shortly after the Barham’s loss in late 1941 she reportedly summoned the spirit of a sailor who announced, “My ship is sunk” to the astonished audience.
Since the sinking of Barham occurred in the late afternoon with many other warships present, it was one of the best-recorded and investigated naval disasters of the war.
Helen Duncan was not arrested in the aftermath of the Barham incident, and she continued to organize séances throughout the country.
webatomics.com /jason/barhamconspiracy.html   (2186 words)

  
 BBC - WW2 People's War - Family Pilgrimage to HMS Barham War Grave - A2345834
The Barham Survivors Association contributed the shipmates’ wreath which was blessed at the Naval Chapel at Portsmouth.
As the Barham’s homeport was the City of Portsmouth, the wreath was made to feature the colours of the St. George’s Cross by using red and white silk flowers and ribbons.
Namesake Robert dedicated the HMS Barham Survivors wreath to all those lost on that fateful day with a couple of special mentions, one in memory of “the Irish Boys’ Section”, honouring a request made to James by Royal Marine survivor Jack Nealon.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2345834   (2547 words)

  
 HMS Furious, HMS Revenge, Malta
The R-Class battleship HMS Revenge slips majestically past the carrier HMS Furious as she lies at anchor as three of her Fairey IIIFs fly overhead on a routine training sortie.
HMS Furious, was a former Light battlecruiser, which underwent three major reconstructions finally emerging as a flush decked aircraft carrier.
HMS Iron Duke was built at Cammell Laird in Portsmouth and Launched on the 12th October 1912.
www.world-wartwo.co.uk /between.htm   (1060 words)

  
 uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - HMS Barham (04) (Battleship)
On 12 Dec, 1939, HMS Barham (04) collided in the Northern Channel with one of her screening destroyers.
At 15.45 hours on 28 Dec, 1939, the HMS Barham (04) was damaged by a torpedo from U-30 (Lemp) off the Hebrides in 58°47N/08°05W (Grid AM 3540).
In September 1940, HMS Barham (04) engaged the Richelieu at Dakar, Senegal.
www.uboat.net /allies/merchants/ship/1206.html   (302 words)

  
 Royal Naval Prints
HMS WARSPITE was built at Devonport, Plymouth and launched 26th November 1913, Took part in the battle of Jutland and sustained 15hits and was close to foundering.
The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean near Malta.
HMS Vanguard was the last of the great Royal navy battleships, built at Clydebank, she was launched on the 30th November 1944, and did not see service during world War Two, She was the biggest British battleship with a displacement of 42.500 tons.
www.navalprints.com /rn_1.htm   (2767 words)

  
 Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS Barham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
One of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, HMS Barham was the third British ship named for Admiral Charles Middleton, Lord Barham, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of Trafalgar.
On duty in the Mediterranean and Atlantic in the interwar period, Barham underwent a major refit from 1930 to 1933.
On the morning of the 12th she was off the Mull of Kintyre when she accidentally rammed the destroyer HMS Duchess, which sank with only 24 survivors from her crew of 146.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_009900_hmsbarham.htm   (394 words)

  
 BattleShips of WW2 - HMS Barham
HMS Barham byla modernizována v letech 1931 - 1934.
Na počátku Druhé světové války působila HMS Barham v Atlantiku a Středozemním moři.
V listopadu 1941 obdržela HMS Barham rozkaz napadnout italské zásobovací konvoje.
www.military.cz /ww2_ships/GB/BB/Barham/barham.htm   (426 words)

  
 Hms hood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The wreck of British battleship HMS Hood has been discovered, 60 years after she was sunk in a WWII naval battle with Germany.
HMS HOOD (Fitted as as Flagship) J.Brown and Co., Clydebank Begun: 1st Sept. Due for replacement, 1941.
HMS Hood, Descend the main one then bear north and you find a lovely shiny bright yellow line that takes you straight to the wonderful HMS Hood.
supersearching.com /k/hms-hood.html   (956 words)

  
 HMS NELSON BATTLESHIP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
HMS DUKE OF YORK 1940 KING GEORGE V CLASS
HMS KING GEORGE V 1939 KING GEORGE V CLASS
HMS SIR THOMAS PICTON 1915 LORD CLIVE CLASS
www.homestead.com /nelson1/BRITISHBATTLESHIPS.html   (77 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships
During World War Two, HMS valiant was badly damaged by delayed action mines, set by Italian Frogmen at Alexandria, She made her way to Durdan, South Africa for repairs.
HMS valiant joined the British eastern Fleet in January 1944 and took part in carrier raids against Japanese bases in Indonesia.
HMS valiant was badly damaged during refit in a floating dock at Trincomalee, Ceylon, so bad was the damage that repairs were stopped, and she was used as a training hulk for stockers at Devonport.
www.ivanberryman.co.uk /qe_class.htm   (1376 words)

  
 HMS Barham, HMS Eagle Naval Prints
Royal Navy battleship HMS Barham with aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in Malta by naval artist Ivan Berryman.
HMS BARNHAM WITH HMS EAGLE in Valetta Harbour in Malta during the 1930's BY IVAN BERRYMAN.
The Battleship HMS Barham in company with the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle between the two World Wars.
www.cranston-military-prints.co.uk /LISTING/PICTURES/DHM1003.HTM   (144 words)

  
 Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-German U-331 sinks British Battleship HMS Barham in the Mediterranean on the ...
The British Battleship HMS Barham, at 27,500 tons was built at Clydebank Scotland to be completed in October 1915, as one of the Queen Elizabeth Class.
Barham was struck by 3 of these torpedoes, she rolled to port, her after magazine exploded with a horrific roar, she quickly sank taking 2/3 of her crew with her.
The accompanying photograph of Barham just disintegrating must be one of the most dramatic pictures ever taken of the final agony of a warship being destroyed in WW2.
www.ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/BritishBattleshipHMSBarha.html   (356 words)

  
 HMS Barham
HMS Eagle was built at Clydebank, and was launched on the 8th pf June 1918, a former Battleship construction suspended in 1914.
Naval art print of HMS Barham and HMS Eagle at Valetta Harbour, Malta, during the 1030's.
The Battle ship HMS Barham in company with the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle between the two World Wars.
www.military-art.com /dhm1003.htm   (874 words)

  
 HMS Barham, 3rd Class Cruiser
HMS Barham was launched at Portsmouth 1889 and served in the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet from 1905.
HMS Barham was sold for scrapping in 1914.
She served in the Mediterranean Fleet from January 1905 and was later recommissioned 4 years later at Malta and again when at Devonport in 1911.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /hms_barham.htm   (339 words)

  
 HMS BARHAM - Find Friends from HMS BARHAM at Forces Reunited
A.Charles Kirby was at HMS Barham between 1938 and 1952
John Mackenzie was at HMS Barham between 1935 and 1960
Lynn Mills was at HMS Barham between 2003 and 1941
www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/HMSNames/HMS-Barham.html   (118 words)

  
 BBC - WW2 People's War - HMS Barham: Durban, 1941 - A2280737   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Barham spent two months undergoing repairs to bilges and the damage to “Y” turret inflicted by aircraft operating out of Scarpanto during the Battle for Crete, May 1941.
Note: The Barham must have arrived at Durban having put in at either Mombasa or Dar-es-Salaam.
Notes: (1) South Africa (2) Serving on HMS Enterprise, East India Squadron (3) His brother, working as a doctor in Nigeria, and his wife).
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2280737   (1449 words)

  
 Military Prints , HMS Barham
Naval Prints and Naval Art Paintings of HMS Barham, published by Cranston Fine Arts, the Naval Art Company.
HMS BARHAM was build at John Brown shipbuilders, Clydebank and launched 31st December 1914, Took part at Jutland was hit six times and was under repair for 5 weeks.
She was damaged by a 500KG bomb off Crete on the 27th May 1941, and repaired at Alexandria by the end of July 1941.
www.naval-art.com /barham.htm   (941 words)

  
 Roll of Honour - Orkney - Lyness, HMS Barham
Son of Walter and Margaret Davidson, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire; husband of Isabella Davidson, of 3, Craigallian Avenue, Halfway, Cambuslang, Glasgow.
Boy 1st Class J/33434, H.M.S. "Barham", Royal Navy.
Boy 1st Class J/37132, H.M.S. "Barham", Royal Navy.
www.roll-of-honour.com /Orkney/LynessHMSBarham.html   (471 words)

  
 Newsletter of HMS Barham Association, 1997
John dropped a pair of Barham cuff links, a Royal Marine cap badge and a sailors Barham cap Tally over the side.
Lady Griffin spoke of her husband's death 7 months before and said she was so pleased that members of the Association had attended services for him at Bosham and St Martins-in-the-Fields.
Captain Terence Herrick who was the Commanding Officer of HMS HOTSPUR when she picked up our survivors, has written a book of his life in the Royal Navy entitled "Into the Blue".
www.watersideweb.co.uk /sep97newsletter.htm   (1511 words)

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