There is a common photograph and pathe news reel that is used by documentaries and history articles of an exploding warship and that is usually the sinking of HMS Barham from the Second World War or the Szent Istvan from the First World War.
Chris… great article and this is one of the most amazing pieces of film from the war. What is not apparent from the film is that Barham still has quite a bit of forward motion throughout the film. On another note, I met a lady a little while back who told me her grandfather was on Barham but in hospital with appendicitis when she left on her last mission. At home they had a photo of Barham on the wall and she said that on the day she was torpedoed it fell off the wall, the string was intact and the picture hook still in the place! Perhaps a bit of a tale but a good one I think.
Chris… great article and this is one of the most amazing pieces of film from the war. What is not apparent from the film is that Barham still has quite a bit of forward motion throughout the film. On another note, I met a lady a little while back who told me her grandfather was on Barham but in hospital with appendicitis when she left on her last mission. At home they had a photo of Barham on the wall and she said that on the day she was torpedoed it fell off the wall, the string was intact and the picture hook still in the place! Perhaps a bit of a tale but a good one I think.
I didn’t know the destroyer screen had picked the attacker on ASDIC. Was there an enquiry?