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HMS Barham (04)

HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. 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.

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Built: date unknown
Name: Barham
Namesake: Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham
Builder: John Brown & Company, Clydebank
Yard number: 424
Laid down: 24 February 1913
Launched: 31 December 1914
Commissioned: 19 October 1915
Identification: Pennant number: 97 (1914); 10 (Jan 18); 34 (Apr 18); 04 (Nov 19)
Fate: Sunk near Egypt, 25 November 1941
Class & type: Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
Displacement: 32,590 long tons (33,113 t)
Length: 643 ft 9 in (196.2 m)
Beam: 90 ft 7 in (27.6 m)
Draught: 33 ft (10.1 m)
Installed power: 24 Yarrow boilers 56,000 shp (42,000 kW)
Propulsion: 4 shafts; 2 steam turbine sets
Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range: 5,000 nmi (9,260 km; 5,750 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 1,016 (1916)
Armament: 4 × twin 15-inch (381 mm) guns 14 × single 6-inch (152 mm) guns 2 × single 3-inch (76 mm) 20 cwt AA guns 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour: Waterline belt: 13 in (330 mm) Deck: 1–3 in (25–76 mm) Barbettes: 7–10 in (178–254 mm) Gun turrets: 11–13 in (279–330 mm) Conning tower: 13 in (330 mm)
Location: 32.5667, 26.4000

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Contents

1.Design and description
1.1.Armament and fire-control
1.2.Protection and aircraft
1.3.Major alterations
2.Construction and career
2.1.First World War
2.2.Between the wars
2.3.Second World War
2.4.1941
3.References
4.Further reading
5.Notes

HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. 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. 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.

During the 1920s and 1930s, the ship was assigned to the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Home Fleets. Barham played a minor role in quelling the 1929 Palestine riots and the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. The ship was in the Mediterranean when the Second World War began in September 1939, on her voyage home three months later, she accidentally collided with and sank one of her escorting destroyers, HMS Duchess.

She participated in the Battle of Dakar in mid-1940, where she damaged a Vichy French battleship and was slightly damaged in return. Barham was then transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet, where she covered multiple Malta convoys. She helped to sink an Italian heavy cruiser and a destroyer during the in March 1941 and was damaged by German aircraft two months later during the . was sunk off the Egyptian coast that November by the with the loss of 862 crewmen, approximately two thirds of her crew.

She participated in the Battle of Dakar in mid-1940, where she damaged a Vichy French battleship and was slightly damaged in return. Barham was then transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet, where she covered multiple Malta convoys. She helped to sink an Italian heavy cruiser and a destroyer during the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941 and was damaged by German aircraft two months later during the evacuation of Crete. was sunk off the Egyptian coast that November by the with the loss of 862 crewmen, approximately two thirds of her crew.

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Burt 2012b, p. 277 ↩
Parkes, pp. 560–561 ↩
Burt 2012b, pp. 284–285, 287 ↩
"Cwt" is the abbreviation for hundredweight, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. ↩
Burt 2012b, pp. 284–285, 288–289 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 20–21, 30 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 21, 26 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 30, 197, 203 ↩
Burt 2012b, p. 290 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 137 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 197 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 129, 197, 200 ↩
Campbell 1980, p. 7 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 203 ↩
Burt 2012a, p. 75 ↩
Burt 2012a, p. 85; Raven & Roberts, pp. 203, 205 ↩
Preston, p. 33 ↩
Silverstone, p. 216 ↩
Burt 2012b, p. 284 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 17 ↩
Curiously, Preston, Silverstone, and Parkes all give a launch date of 31 October;181922 however contemporary reference books such as Jane's Fighting Ships and other modern sources such as Lenton, Colledge and http://clydeships.co.uk agree with the 31 December 1914 date. ↩
Burt 2012b, p. 285 ↩
Jones, pp. 19, 21, 265 ↩
Jellicoe, pp. 249, 253 ↩
Jellicoe, pp. 257–258; Jones, pp. 26–29 ↩
Jellicoe, pp. 271, 275, 279–80, 284, 286–290 ↩
Gordon, pp. 48–49 ↩
Tarrant, pp. 54–55, 57–58 ↩
Gordon, p. 64 ↩
The times used in this section are in UT, one hour behind CET, which is often used in German works. ↩
Gordon, p. 67, 74–77, 81–82, 85 ↩
Gordon devotes a whole chapter to this issue as the various accounts cannot be reconciled with the surviving records.32 ↩
Tarrant, pp. 69, 71, 75 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 34–35, 39 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 43–46 ↩
Gordon, pp. 113–115 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 49, 76–77, 85–90 ↩
Massie, pp. 598–600 ↩
This is another problematic issue in which sources differ to which Gordon devotes an entire chapter.39 ↩
Gordon, pp. 404–407 ↩
Brooks, p. 250 ↩
Gordon, pp. 143–144 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 100, 126–129 ↩
Gordon, p. 410 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 138–139 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 101–102, 108–110, 115–116, 134–142 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 147, 153, 158, 165 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 340, 346, 349, 354–355, 358 ↩
Preston, p. 34 ↩ ↩²
Massie, pp. 682–684 ↩
Jones, p. 51 ↩
Campbell 1972, p. 42 ↩
Jones, pp. 79–81, 265 ↩
Burt 2012a, p. 134 ↩
Jones, p. 265 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸
Burt 2012a, p. 135 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵
Jones, pp. 115–116 ↩
Jones, pp. 121–122 ↩
Campbell 1980, p. 8 ↩
Jones, pp. 127–131 ↩
Jones, pp. 135–136, 139, 149, 265 ↩
Jones, pp. 151, 265 ↩
Jones, pp. 164, 265 ↩
Jones, pp. 169, 172 ↩
English, p. 60 ↩
Blair, p. 125 ↩
Whitley, p. 103 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 343 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 205 ↩
Jones, pp. 190, 192 ↩
Rohwer, p. 38 ↩
Jones, p. 195 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, p. 141 ↩
Jones, pp. 197–198 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, pp. 141–142 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, p. 143 ↩ ↩²
Director of Naval Construction ↩ ↩² ↩³
Jordan & Dumas, pp. 410–411 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, pp. 144–147 ↩
Jones, pp. 201–206 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, p. 6 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, p. 7 ↩
Jones, p. 206 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, pp. 10–13 ↩
Rohwer, pp. 49–50 ↩
Rohwer, pp. 54, 65–66 ↩
Jones, p. 212 ↩
Rohwer, p. 72 ↩
Jones, pp. 219–220; Raven & Roberts, p. 359; Shores, Cull & Malizia, pp. 377, 386 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, pp. 201–202 ↩
Jones, pp. 225–232 ↩
Jones, pp. 258–259 ↩
Rohwer, p. 118 ↩
Jones, pp. 242–243 ↩
Jones refers to the 861 men listed in the casualty list published by the Times in 1942,95 but the biggest discrepancies concern the number of survivors. Naval historians Alan Raven and John Roberts give a figure of 396,96 while historian Jurgen Rohwer says 450.93 ↩
"Lieutenant-Commander 'Ginger' Lynd". The Telegraph. 8 August 2006. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 May 2018. ↩
"British Pathé video of Barham sinking." on YouTube ↩
Donald, p. 48 ↩
"Nazi Radio Claims HMS Barham Sunk". Dundee Courier. 14 January 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. ↩
Jones, p. 262 ↩
Williamson, pp. 10–11 ↩
"H.M.S. Barham Survivors 25-4-82". OpenBenches. Retrieved 13 March 2019. ↩
Edmunds, Simeon. (1966). Spiritualism: A Critical Survey. Aquarian Press, pp. 137–144 ↩

Burt 2012b, p. 277 ↩
Parkes, pp. 560–561 ↩
Burt 2012b, pp. 284–285, 287 ↩
"Cwt" is the abbreviation for hundredweight, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. ↩
Burt 2012b, pp. 284–285, 288–289 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 20–21, 30 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 21, 26 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 30, 197, 203 ↩
Burt 2012b, p. 290 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 137 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 197 ↩
Raven & Roberts, pp. 129, 197, 200 ↩
Campbell 1980, p. 7 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 203 ↩
Burt 2012a, p. 75 ↩
Burt 2012a, p. 85; Raven & Roberts, pp. 203, 205 ↩
Preston, p. 33 ↩
Silverstone, p. 216 ↩
Burt 2012b, p. 284 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 17 ↩
Curiously, Preston, Silverstone, and Parkes all give a launch date of 31 October;181922 however contemporary reference books such as Jane's Fighting Ships and other modern sources such as Lenton, Colledge and http://clydeships.co.uk agree with the 31 December 1914 date. ↩
Burt 2012b, p. 285 ↩
Jones, pp. 19, 21, 265 ↩
Jellicoe, pp. 249, 253 ↩
Jellicoe, pp. 257–258; Jones, pp. 26–29 ↩
Jellicoe, pp. 271, 275, 279–80, 284, 286–290 ↩
Gordon, pp. 48–49 ↩
Tarrant, pp. 54–55, 57–58 ↩
Gordon, p. 64 ↩
The times used in this section are in UT, one hour behind CET, which is often used in German works. ↩
Gordon, p. 67, 74–77, 81–82, 85 ↩
Gordon devotes a whole chapter to this issue as the various accounts cannot be reconciled with the surviving records.32 ↩
Tarrant, pp. 69, 71, 75 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 34–35, 39 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 43–46 ↩
Gordon, pp. 113–115 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 49, 76–77, 85–90 ↩
Massie, pp. 598–600 ↩
This is another problematic issue in which sources differ to which Gordon devotes an entire chapter.39 ↩
Gordon, pp. 404–407 ↩
Brooks, p. 250 ↩
Gordon, pp. 143–144 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 100, 126–129 ↩
Gordon, p. 410 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 138–139 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 101–102, 108–110, 115–116, 134–142 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 147, 153, 158, 165 ↩
Campbell 1986, pp. 340, 346, 349, 354–355, 358 ↩
Preston, p. 34 ↩ ↩²
Massie, pp. 682–684 ↩
Jones, p. 51 ↩
Campbell 1972, p. 42 ↩
Jones, pp. 79–81, 265 ↩
Burt 2012a, p. 134 ↩
Jones, p. 265 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸
Burt 2012a, p. 135 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵
Jones, pp. 115–116 ↩
Jones, pp. 121–122 ↩
Campbell 1980, p. 8 ↩
Jones, pp. 127–131 ↩
Jones, pp. 135–136, 139, 149, 265 ↩
Jones, pp. 151, 265 ↩
Jones, pp. 164, 265 ↩
Jones, pp. 169, 172 ↩
English, p. 60 ↩
Blair, p. 125 ↩
Whitley, p. 103 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 343 ↩
Raven & Roberts, p. 205 ↩
Jones, pp. 190, 192 ↩
Rohwer, p. 38 ↩
Jones, p. 195 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, p. 141 ↩
Jones, pp. 197–198 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, pp. 141–142 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, p. 143 ↩ ↩²
Director of Naval Construction ↩ ↩² ↩³
Jordan & Dumas, pp. 410–411 ↩
Jordan & Dumas, pp. 144–147 ↩
Jones, pp. 201–206 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, p. 6 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, p. 7 ↩
Jones, p. 206 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, pp. 10–13 ↩
Rohwer, pp. 49–50 ↩
Rohwer, pp. 54, 65–66 ↩
Jones, p. 212 ↩
Rohwer, p. 72 ↩
Jones, pp. 219–220; Raven & Roberts, p. 359; Shores, Cull & Malizia, pp. 377, 386 ↩
Admiralty Historical Section, pp. 201–202 ↩
Jones, pp. 225–232 ↩
Jones, pp. 258–259 ↩
Rohwer, p. 118 ↩
Jones, pp. 242–243 ↩
Jones refers to the 861 men listed in the casualty list published by the Times in 1942,95 but the biggest discrepancies concern the number of survivors. Naval historians Alan Raven and John Roberts give a figure of 396,96 while historian Jurgen Rohwer says 450.93 ↩
"Lieutenant-Commander 'Ginger' Lynd". The Telegraph. 8 August 2006. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 May 2018. ↩
"British Pathé video of Barham sinking." on YouTube ↩
Donald, p. 48 ↩
"Nazi Radio Claims HMS Barham Sunk". Dundee Courier. 14 January 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. ↩
Jones, p. 262 ↩
Williamson, pp. 10–11 ↩
"H.M.S. Barham Survivors 25-4-82". OpenBenches. Retrieved 13 March 2019. ↩
Edmunds, Simeon. (1966). Spiritualism: A Critical Survey. Aquarian Press, pp. 137–144 ↩

HMS Barham (04)

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Design and description

Armament and fire-control

Protection and aircraft

Major alterations

Construction and career

First World War

Battle of Jutland

Subsequent activity

Between the wars

Second World War

Operation Menace

1941

Sinking

Aftermath

References

Further reading

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Armament and fire-control

Protection and aircraft

Major alterations

Construction and career

First World War

Battle of Jutland

Subsequent activity

Between the wars

Second World War

Operation Menace

1941

Sinking

Aftermath

References

Further reading

Notes

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