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Description: | H.M.S. BARHAM 1915
HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth class battleships. These super-dreadnoughts were the first British oil-fired capital ships, and were also the first to be fitted with 8 x 15-inch guns (4 x 2). This class were the 'ne plus ultra ' in battleship design in 1914.
HMS Barham was launched in 1914 and completed in 1915. She displaced 33,000 tons full load, was capable of 25 knots , and fought with distinction at Jutland, 1916. During the Second World War She was part of the Atlantic Fleet, and the Mediterranean Fleet, and was sunk with heavy loss of life by the U331 in the Mediterranean on November, 1941.
brass ship's bell bearing the inscription (painted in red in three lines) 'H.M.S. / BARHAM / 1915'. Overall weight 13kg.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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