HMS Barham seen off Port Said, Egypt in the mid 1930's.

HMS Barham seen off Port Said, Egypt in the mid 1930's. The passenger liner Milwaukee is seen in the foreground.

HMS Barham seen off Port Said, Egypt in the mid 1930's.

HMS Barham seen off Port Said, Egypt in the mid 1930's. A statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, developer of the Suez Canal, is seen in the distance. The statue was erected in 1899 at the entrance to the canal, but it was destroyed in 1956 by members of the Egyptian resonance. It has since been restored and is currently located in a shipyard in Port Fouad.

HMS Barham seen off Port Said, Egypt in the mid 1930's. The statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps is seen in the background.

1936: HMS Barham seen astern of HMS Repulse in the Mediterranean.

(Photo by Able Seaman William "Bill" Patten, R.N.)
Courtesy of John Patten

HMS Barham seen in the 1930's in the Mediterranean Sea seen from HMS Effingham.

(Photo by Able Seaman William "Bill" Patten, R.N.)
Courtesy of John Patten

May 18, 1936: The funeral for Boy 1st Class William G. Latham at Alexandria, Egypt. Latham was killed when he was crushed by B Turret while at sea.

September 1, 1936: HMS Barham at Malta.

HMS Barham (left) and HMS Malaya seen in the Grand Harbour, Malta on Neutrality Patrol in the Spanish Civil War.