Very Un-Common footage from a WW2 news reel showing the end of the HMS Barham as she tips and explodes after being hit by a salvo of German torpedoes.
859 confirmed lives lost in this incident.If you look closely you can see the crew members,amazing piece of footage.
RIP,my respects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Barham_%2804%29
HMS Barham (pennant number 04) 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, Scotland, and launched in 1914. She was sunk during the Second World War on 25 November 1941 by the German submarine U-331.
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