Dramatic pictures of battleship HMS Barham sunk by U-boat attack.
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Full title reads: "HMS BARHAM 1914 - 1941".
Mediterranean.
HMS Barham floating on side at sea. The battleship heels over and explodes. Huge palls of smoke rising from the stricken ship. This is the only British battleship sunk by the U-boat during this war.
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.
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.
Old Sandancer 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.