But barring a photograph I can say in my expert opinion there's a very, very high probability that that's Athenia. After returning to port, Jellicoe issued an order that prohibited risking the fleet in the southern half of the North Sea due to the overwhelming risk from mines and U-boats unless the odds of defeating the High Seas Fleet in a decisive engagement were favourable. The impact was right on the joints between several armour plates and drove them inwards and destroyed part of the hull behind them. The third shell detonated on the face of the starboard wing turret, although some fragments entered the turret and caused minor damage. [48], She was refitted at Cromarty between February and March 1917[47] and King George V inspected the ship on 22 June at Invergordon. IWM FL1472. This took some time and his ships had to slow down to 1218 knots (2233km/h; 1421mph) to avoid overrunning the 6th Division and blocking its fire. This sent splinters in every direction and started a small fire, but otherwise did no significant damage. "I'm one of only two survivors from the ship left," he said. None of the men were ever found alive, and the expedition is considered one of the worst disasters in the history of polar exploration. This is another problematic issue in which sources differ to which Gordon devotes an entire chapter. Her main guns targeted the port and the battleship Richelieu. This increased her metacentric height to about 7 feet (2.1m) at deep load, despite the increase in her deep displacement to 35,970 long tons (36,550t). The ship participated in the Silver Jubilee Fleet Review for George V on 16 July at Spithead[58] and was then transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet at the end of August. The British had recently broken the Italian codes and sailed after dark on the 27th to intercept the Italians. 2. Her complete service history can be found. https://www.britishpathe.com/ To control these guns a temporary High-Angle Control Position was mounted above the torpedo-control tower aft. The first of these struck the ship's upper deck before detonating upon striking the main deck above the medical store compartment, which was completely burnt out. During her early-1930s refit, the platforms were removed from the turrets and a retractable catapult was installed on the roof of 'X' turret, along with a crane to recover a floatplane. HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth -class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. The report that it had been found was made in 2017 This find is one that has been anticipated heavily for many years and we are ecstatic to have found it here at Merlin Burrows. Aquarian Press, pp. "The sinking of the SS Athenia, a civilian liner, was significant not only as the first British shipping loss of the war but as an example of a Nazi attempt to promote 'fake news'. [46], Following Jutland, Barham was under repair until 5 July 1916. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Tiesenhausen ordered all four bow torpedo tubes fired at a range of 375 metres (410yd) at 16:25. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Twelve of the fourteen BL 6-inch (152mm) Mk XII guns were mounted in casemates along the broadside of the vessel amidships; the remaining pair were mounted on the forecastle deck near the aft funnel and were protected by gun shields. BARHAM, on November 25, 1941!!!. Our own inner-world is largely unexplored," Mr Mearns told BBC News. She was briefly deployed to Haifa in May 1936 at the beginning of the Arab revolt in Palestine. During this refit, the aft superstructure was rebuilt and the torpedo-control tower and its rangefinder were removed, together with the aft set of torpedo tubes. The German objective was to bombard Sunderland on 19 August, based on extensive reconnaissance conducted by Zeppelins and submarines. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. [26], In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, the High Seas Fleet, composed of 16 dreadnoughts, 6 pre-dreadnoughts, 6 light cruisers, and 31 torpedo boats, departed the Jade early on the morning of 31 May. . As a result, the operation was confined to the northern end of the sea. Shortly after her return to the Mediterranean, Barham again became flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron in September after her sister Warspite had to return home for repairs after running aground. Richard Laland is one of only two survivors from the doomed battleship HMS Barham still alive today. 271, 275, 27980, 284, 286290, Campbell 1986, pp. Tiesenhausen was not certain of the results of his attack and radioed that he had hit a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship with one torpedo. U-331 thus passed through the screen and was in a position to fire her torpedoes after the leading ship, Queen Elizabeth, had passed her by and the second ship, Barham, was closing rapidly. 862 men went down with her, and her end was filmed by a war correspondent on board one of the escorting destroyers. [27] Barham slipped her mooring at 22:08 and was followed by the rest of Beatty's ships. Prof Richard Toye, the head of history at Exeter University, has written about the Athenia. The hits on Seydlitz mostly opened up more holes that facilitated the flooding. [54] Dalglish was relieved in his turn by Captain Percy Noble on 18 October 1922. LOVE YOU ALL: Yours Aye-Brian CANUCK Murza, W.W.II Naval Researcher-Published Author, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The only contact came in the evening when Tyrwhitt sighted the High Seas Fleet but was unable to achieve an advantageous attack position before dark, and broke off contact. Richard Laland is one of only two survivors from the doomed battleship HMS Barham still alive today. Merlin Burrows have found and pin-pointed the exact location of the wreck of HMS Barham - a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy in February 1913. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. Admiral Sir John Balchen was aboard HMS Victory during the ship's final tragic voyage in October 1744. Ltzow was only slightly damaged by these hits, which essentially only knocked out the primary and back-up wireless rooms while the shells that hit Derfflinger hit the side of the ship's bow, knocking off several armour plates, while fragments opened holes that ultimately allowed roughly 2,000 tonnes (1,968 long tons) of water to enter the bow. [65] Most of the adjacent compartments flooded and the ship took on a 7 degree list that was countered by transferring fuel oil to starboard. [45], Barham fired 337 fifteen-inch shells and 25 six-inch shells during the battle. While making the turn,[40] Barham was struck by two 30.5-centimetre shells beginning at 16:58, probably from the battlecruiser SMSDerfflinger. The footage is at the end of this post. He eventually lost his life in a confrontation in 1941 when his U-110 boat was forced to the surface after being damaged by depth charges. [59], Barham served as the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron from November 1936 to May 1937 and participated in the Coronation Fleet Review for King George VI on 19 May at Spithead. 377, 386, Admiralty Historical Section, pp. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The gun turrets were protected by 11 to 13 inches (279 to 330mm) of KC armour and were supported by barbettes 710 inches (178254mm) thick. That's the ultimate goal, anyway," said Mr Mearns. Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc. These new approaches would help achieve an international goal set last year to have 100% of the topography of the world's ocean bed mapped by 2030. A salvo of torpedoes from a German submarine struck from close range on HMS Barham on November 25, 1941 in the Mediterranean. They even attempted to blame the sinking on Winston Churchill, who on that very day - 3 September, 1939 - was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Shipwreck-hunter David Mearns says sonar data shows the transatlantic passenger liner Athenia to be lying 200m down on Rockall Bank, off Ireland. I was trying to push myself away when I got blown away by this massive explosion as the magazine went up. U-331 was not attacked by the escorting destroyers and reached port on 3 December. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The terrifying explosion was caught on film by Path cameraman John Turner who was on an adjacent ship. I was in H.M.S. The video of HMS Barhams loss can seen here, in the context of the overall newsreel. At 14:15, Beatty ordered a turn north by east to rendezvous with the Grand Fleet. "The Moon and Mars are mapped to a greater degree of accuracy than our seabed. Nov 24, 2021. [41] Either the first or the fourth of these shells destroyed the ship's sickbay, killing the staff and all of its patients, including eight ship's boys. They set several merchant ships on fire, but again failed to hit the latter at a range of 17,000 yards (15,500m) before breaking off fire at 13:20. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Barham was able to dodge them, but Resolution was struck by one torpedo amidships that caused a heavy list, and she fell out of line. [94], It was not until the Admiralty admitted that Barham had been sunk and described the circumstances that Tiesenhausen knew that he had sunk her. This required maximum offensive power and a speed several knots faster than any other battleship to allow them to defeat any type of ship. [1] Force B consisted of two cruiser squadrons, 7 and 15, with the cruisers HMS Ajax, HMS Euryalus, HMS Galatea, HMS Naiad, and HMS Neptune, with escorting destroyers. The enemy struck at 4.25pm as Richard was on a tea break and talking with a friend. [51], Barham became flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in April 1919, and made a port visit to Cherbourg, France that month together with the rest of the squadron. After a delay of several weeks the War Office notified the next of kin, but they added a special request for secrecy: the notification letters included a warning not to discuss the loss of the ship with anyone but close relatives, stating it was "most essential that information of the event which led to the loss of your husband's life should not find its way to the enemy until such time as it is announced officially"[98] Following repeated claims by German radio,[99] the Admiralty officially announced the loss on 27 January 1942 and explained that, it was clear at that time that the enemy did not know that she had been sunk, and it was important to make certain dispositions before the loss of this ship was made public. Mr Mearns told BBC News her main guns targeted the port and the battleship Richelieu four bow torpedo fired... 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