Dramatic pictures of battleship HMS Barham sunk by U-boat attack.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 1157.20
- Media URN:
- 40065
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 09/07/1945
- Sound:
- sound
- hd format:
- HD at Filmfinity
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:01:11:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:54:24:00 / 01:55:35:00
- Canister:
- 45/55
Unknown user says
Just a slight correction. Barham was actually the 2nd British battleship to be sunk by a U0-Boat. HMS Royal Oak was sunk by in Scapa Flow in October 1939 by U-47 commanded by Gunther Prien.
Old Sandancer
kellermann says
Well, actually the Royal Oak was not sunk "at sea"...
Merddin says
Your comment states: This is the only British battleship sunk by the U-boat during this war. It doesn't specify 'at sea' so is incorrect, as HMS Royal Oak was sunk by U 47 at Scapa Flow in 1939.
The only way the comment can be correct is if "the U-boat" refers to U331, as HMS Barham was certainly the only British battleship sunk by this particular U-boat during the war.