HMS Barham: Anatomy of a WW2 Disaster (No AI Documentary)

This extraordinary footage is among the most famous, and tragic, pieces of naval film of the Second World War: A British battleship, heavily listing to port, her crew racing along the capsizing hull, before a massive explosion sends her to the bottom of the Mediterranean. Yet, while these scenes are widely known, they leave behind a number of powerful questions: how did HMS Barham meet her end? What caused that catastrophic explosion? Why did she sink so quickly? And what became of those men aboard one of Britain’s most famous battleships? Join us in this video as, using eyewitness accounts previously unseen Kriegsmarine records, and the footage itself, we forensically reconstruct one of the Royal Navy's greatest wartime disasters[. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment: • Support us via Patreon at:   / battleguide   • One Time Support: https://battleguide.co.uk/support Newsletter: If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Links: • Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/podcast • Patreon:   / battleguide   • Twitter:   / battleguidevt   • TikTok:   / battleguide   Sources: • Admiralty War Diaries – November 1941 • Kriegstagebuch – U331, Third War Patrol, 12 Oct 1941-3 Dec 1941 • Bundesarchiv – Bild Various • Bryan Samuels, Never make me a sailor • Geoffrey Jones, U-Boat Aces and their fates, William Kimber, 1988 • Geoffrey Jones, Battleship Barham, Harper Collins, 1979 • Francis E. McMurtrie, The War Illustrated, Volume 9, No. 219, Page 422, November 9, 1945. • Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Hodgkinson, DSC RN; Before the Tide Turned (access online @ Traces of War) • Captain CE Morgan , I was there - The War Illustrated, Volume 5, No. 121, Page 502, February 20, 1942. • Article by Richard Ford, The Times, 31st January 1998 • https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?365 • Uboat.net • Commonwealth War Graves Commission - cwgc.org • Gloucestershire Echo - 27th January 1942 General Sources: • US National Archives (NARA) • Google Earth Pro & Web Versions Credits: • Research: Michael ‘Rocky’ Salmon • Script: Michael ‘Rocky’ Salmon & Dan Hill • Narration: Dan Hill • Lead Editor: Shane Greer • Editor: Sander van Kammen • Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen • Music & Sound Effects: Sander van Kammen • Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben