{"id":64701,"date":"2021-06-27T02:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=64701"},"modified":"2021-06-26T10:04:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T14:04:06","slug":"the-tragic-end-of-hms-barham-25-november-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/06\/27\/the-tragic-end-of-hms-barham-25-november-1941\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tragic End of <em>HMS Barham<\/em> &#8211; 25 November, 1941"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M60maBO9uiA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Northern Historian<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Mar 2021<\/p>\n<p>On the 25th of November 1941, the Royal Navy&#8217;s 1st Battle Squadron consisting of <em>HMS Queen Elizabeth<\/em>, <em>HMS Valiant<\/em> and <em>HMS Barham<\/em> along with eight destroyers were on a hunt in the central Mediterranean looking for Italian convoys.<br \/>\nAlso on the hunt was a German U-Boat and their paths were on a collision course. A collision that would send <em>HMS Barham<\/em> to the floor of the Mediterranean Sea along with over 800 of her crew.<\/p>\n<p><em>HMS Barham<\/em> had begun her service with the Royal Navy during World War 1 and played a role during the Battle of Jutland.<\/p>\n<p>Following World War 1, <em>HMS Barham<\/em> had several refits and operated in the Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet during the inter-war years.<\/p>\n<p>During World War 2, <em>HMS Barham<\/em> took part in the the Battle of Dakar before taking part in escort convoys in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>In November of 1941, during an escort mission, <em>HMS Barham<\/em> was attacked by U Boat U-331 under the command of Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen.<\/p>\n<p>The attack caused a huge explosion in her magazine and rapidly sank, killing over 800 men.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-10-02-15-The-Tragic-End-of-HMS-Barham-\u2013-25-November-1941.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-10-02-15-The-Tragic-End-of-HMS-Barham-\u2013-25-November-1941-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-66773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-10-02-15-The-Tragic-End-of-HMS-Barham-\u2013-25-November-1941-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-10-02-15-The-Tragic-End-of-HMS-Barham-\u2013-25-November-1941-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-10-02-15-The-Tragic-End-of-HMS-Barham-\u2013-25-November-1941-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-27-at-10-02-15-The-Tragic-End-of-HMS-Barham-\u2013-25-November-1941.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Historian Published 5 Mar 2021 On the 25th of November 1941, the Royal Navy&#8217;s 1st Battle Squadron consisting of HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Valiant and HMS Barham along with eight destroyers were on a hunt in the central Mediterranean looking for Italian convoys. 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