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HMS Barham |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
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Builder: |
John Brown & Company Ltd. Clydebank, Scotland |
Pennant Number: |
04 |
Ordered: |
1912 |
Launched: |
December 31, 1914 |
Keel Laid: |
February 24, 1913 |
Commissioned: |
August 19, 1915 |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 25, 1941 by U-331 (torpedo). Location: Mediterranean Sea 60 miles north of Sollum Libya. (32.34N - 26.24E) 862 crewmen killed, 449 survivors. |
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Commanders
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From
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To
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Name
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June 1915 |
Apr. 1918 |
Captain Arthur W. Craig |
Apr. 1918 |
Oct. 1920 |
Captain Richard Horne |
Oct. 1920 |
Oct. 1922 |
Captain Robin C. Dalglish |
Oct. 1922 |
Sept. 1924 |
Captain Percy L. H. Noble |
Sept. 1924 |
Jan. 1926 |
Captain Richard A. S. Hill |
Mar. 1926 |
May 1927 |
Captain Joseph C. W. Henley |
May 1927 |
Dec. 1927 |
Captain James F. Somerville |
Dec. 1927 |
Feb. 1928 |
Captain Hubert S. Monroe |
Feb. 1928 |
Sept. 1928 |
Captain George R. B. Blount |
Sept. 1928 |
Apr. 1929 |
Captain James F. Somerville |
Dec. 1933 |
Aug. 1935 |
Captain Richard J. R. Scott |
Aug. 1935 |
July 1937 |
Captain Norman A. Wodehouse |
July 1937 |
Apr. 1938 |
Captain Henry E. Horan |
Apr. 1938 |
Jan. 1939 |
Captain Algeron U. Willis |
Jan. 1939 |
Mar. 1940 |
Captain Harold T. C. Walker |
Mar. 1940 |
Nov. 1941 |
Captain Geoffrey C. Cooke |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 1, 2007 |