newsreel footage of a torpedoed British battleship sinking

12-15-06, 04:36 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=u-boat&hl=en

And another of the same: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=u-boat&hl=en

Razman23 · 12-15-06, 05:27 PM

Now thats one big bang

Sailor Steve · 12-15-06, 05:34 PM

The second link has the better footage. It's been shown around here before.

bigboywooly · 12-15-06, 05:44 PM

Ah yes HMS Barham

Some photos here

http://www.hmsbarham.com/ship/photos.php

Hylander_1314 · 12-15-06, 05:44 PM

Cold sea water and hot boilers are a volitle combination.

AG124 · 12-15-06, 06:10 PM

I love that video and have it at home on my computer somewhere.

Does anyone know if the wreck has ever been found? I imagine that it is not in good condition, to say the least.

mookiemookie · 12-15-06, 09:12 PM

I was poking around a bit, looking for articles on the Barham, and I came across this one from Wikipedia:

"There is an interesting footnote to this story; At a seance in Portsmouth in late November 1941, Helen Duncan, a Spiritualist medium from Callander, Scotland, announced that she had contacted a dead sailor who had told her that his ship, HMS Barham, had recently been sunk. Helen Duncan was not arrested in the aftermath of the Barham incident but later, when superstitious intelligence officers learned of the event, they feared that Duncan might reveal plans for the D-Day landings. She was convicted under the British Witchcraft Act of 1735 and sentenced to 9 months in prison."

Now you don't see that happening every day!

edjcox · 12-15-06, 11:40 PM

The munitions bunker below the aft turrets brought about the detonation. She was ripped up through the Starboard hull and forward almost to the aft boilers.

Needless to say those that were trying to balance on her sideas she rolled met a quck demise. The better thing to do would have been to jump into the water but the roil from the screws aft was deadly as well. The ship was surrounded by freindlies but the U-Boat had not been found or attacked to allow resue operations.

Sad to see so many sailors lose their lives.

War is barbarity refined.....

12-15-06, 04:36 PM	#1
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	newsreel footage of a torpedoed British battleship sinking http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=u-boat&hl=en And another of the same: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=u-boat&hl=en Last edited by Albrecht Von Hesse; 12-15-06 at 04:48 PM.

12-15-06, 05:27 PM	#2
Razman23 Engineer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 217 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now thats one big bang __________________ Raz === "Wir haben einen LKW versenkt!" Kptlt.. W.M. Kraus U-112 2nd Flotilla Brest === "We sunk a truck!" Captain Matt Sherman USS Sea Tiger Cavite Naval Yards Phillippine Islands

12-15-06, 05:34 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The second link has the better footage. It's been shown around here before. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-15-06, 05:44 PM	#4
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Ah yes HMS Barham Some photos here http://www.hmsbarham.com/ship/photos.php __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-15-06, 05:44 PM	#5
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12-15-06, 06:10 PM	#6
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	HMS Barham I love that video and have it at home on my computer somewhere. Does anyone know if the wreck has ever been found? I imagine that it is not in good condition, to say the least. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

12-15-06, 09:12 PM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I was poking around a bit, looking for articles on the Barham, and I came across this one from Wikipedia: "There is an interesting footnote to this story; At a seance in Portsmouth in late November 1941, Helen Duncan, a Spiritualist medium from Callander, Scotland, announced that she had contacted a dead sailor who had told her that his ship, HMS Barham, had recently been sunk. Helen Duncan was not arrested in the aftermath of the Barham incident but later, when superstitious intelligence officers learned of the event, they feared that Duncan might reveal plans for the D-Day landings. She was convicted under the British Witchcraft Act of 1735 and sentenced to 9 months in prison." Now you don't see that happening every day! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

12-15-06, 11:40 PM	#8
edjcox Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shang Gri La Posts: 219 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Munitions Detonation The munitions bunker below the aft turrets brought about the detonation. She was ripped up through the Starboard hull and forward almost to the aft boilers. Needless to say those that were trying to balance on her sideas she rolled met a quck demise. The better thing to do would have been to jump into the water but the roil from the screws aft was deadly as well. The ship was surrounded by freindlies but the U-Boat had not been found or attacked to allow resue operations. Sad to see so many sailors lose their lives. War is barbarity refined..... __________________ EJ Cox http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...jcox/usaCa.gif