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.

The battleships HMS Barham (Capt G.C. Cooke, RN), HMS Resolution (Capt. O. Bevir, RN), aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. C.S. Holland, RN) and the destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, DSO, RN), HMS Greyhound (Cdr. W.R. Marshall A'Deane, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Faulknor (Capt. A.F. de Salis, RN), HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Tancock, RN), HMS ...

Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the HMS Barham (04) Fast Battleship including pictures.

HMS Barham 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.

HMS Barham (04) was a Queen Elizabeth -class battleship launched in 1914 and sunk by a U-boat in 1941.

At 16.29 hours on 25 Nov 1941, HMS Barham (04) (Capt G.C. Cooke, RN) was hit on the port side by three torpedoes from U-331 north of Sidi Barrani. As the ship rolled over to port, her after magazines exploded and she quickly sank.

HMS Barham (04) Class Overview. Builder. John Brown & Company. Class. Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. Type. Dreadnought Battleship. Technical Information. Length. 196.05 m (643 ft 2 in) Beam. 31.70 m (104 ft) Draught. 10.06 m (33 ft) Displacement. 33000 tons. Machinery. 24 x Yarrow 3-boilers and 4 x Parsons geared turbines. Speed.

HMS Barham (04) History. To match the capabilities of the German Navy in the years leading up to World War I (1914-1918), the Royal Navy ordered the construction of a brand new six-man class fast "Super Dreadnought" battleship.

HMS Barham (04) was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s, completing in 1915. With a displacement of 32,590 tonnes and a top speed of 24 knots, the ship was often used as a flagship, including during the Battle of Jutland in World War I.

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.