Shortly before the turn, one of his escorting light cruisers, Galatea spotted smoke on the horizon and continued on her course to investigate. She was the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron and of the Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet, 1941. On 25 November 1941 one of the heaviest losses of life, and the only loss of a Royal Navy battleship to a submarine at sea, occurred off Bardia, when HMS Barham was torpedoed at extremely short range by U-331, and sank within four minutes. Buying out his commission in 1947, he settled down with his late wife, Lilly, whom he had married in All Saints Church, Melton Road, in 1942. In addition the torpedo-control tower aft was replaced by an air-defence position during that same refit. [75], After a conference aboard Barham later that day, the Allied commanders resolved to continue the attack. On December 12 1939, she collided with a destroyer, the HMS Duchess, sinking her in the mishap. While the other four ships of the Queen Elizabeth class were given a second, more extensive refit in the mid-to-late 1930s (which for Warspite, Valiant and Queen Elizabeth amounted to a complete reconstruction with new machinery and superstructures), changes to Barham were relatively minor. The resulting shockwave pushed the bulge inwards for a length of 7 feet (2.1m) and it started to slowly flood. One of these hits also started several major fires inside the hull. On 25 November 1941 one of the heaviest losses of life, and the only loss of a Royal Navy battleship to a submarine at sea, occurred off Bardia, when HMS Barham was torpedoed at extremely short range by U-331, and sank within four minutes. Forthcoming Infantrymen of the Air (Italian airborne), George Burling Jarett and the 75mm ammunition challenge. [15], The Queen Elizabeth class was ordered as part of the 1912 Naval Programme and the contract for Barham was awarded to John Brown & Company. During the 1920s and 1930s, the ship was assigned to the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Home Fleets. The reaction to the loss had echoes in the debates we have today about the reporting of news events, he told BBC News. [49] Barham was refitted at Rosyth from 723 February 1918[50] and Waller was relieved by Captain Henry Buller on 18 April. The torpedoes seemed to hit the ship amidships just abaft the funnel, judging by the waterspout in that general area, of which I had a ringside view from the Admirals Bridge. Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. A near miss ruptured her portside bulge over an area 20 by 16 feet (6.1 by 4.9m) and caused a 1.5 degree list that was easily corrected by pumping oil. [70], Force M departed Freetown for Dakar on 21 September and had arrived Dakar before dawn two days later. She was the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron and of the Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet, 1941. The detonation blew a 7-by-7-foot (2.1 by 2.1m) hole in the main deck, sent fragments through the middle and lower decks and burned out the casemate for starboard No. This increased her metacentric height to about 7 feet (2.1m) at deep load, despite the increase in her deep displacement to 35,970 long tons (36,550t). "It was by an air vent from the engine room that was hit and all this smoke came pouring up. She became the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet on 9 June until relieved by Warspite on 8 February 1938. The anti-torpedo bulge was essentially destroyed adjacent to the strike, with four men killed and two wounded. On the night of 25 March, Barham and the rest of the fleet sailed from Scapa Flow to support Beatty's battlecruisers and other light forces raiding the German Zeppelin base at Tondern. Barham played a minor role in quelling the 1929 Palestine riots and the 19361939 Arab revolt in Palestine. The destroyer Hotspur rescued 337 survivors, including Vice-Admiral Henry Pridham-Wippell and the pair who later died of their wounds, while the Australian destroyer Nizam reportedly rescued 150 men. 713 x 435. Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc. Goebbels has a reputation as a skilful propagandist but on this occasion he was ineffective, at least as far as international opinion was concerned. This is another problematic issue in which sources differ to which Gordon devotes an entire chapter. The latter was only struck by a single shell splinter before the Allies broke off the bombardment at 10:07, although she had hit Barham once with a 155mm (6.1in) shell[74] that blew a hole 4 feet (1.2m) in diameter in the bulge. While making the turn,[40] Barham was struck by two 30.5-centimetre shells beginning at 16:58, probably from the battlecruiser SMSDerfflinger. [4], Barham was completed with two fire-control directors fitted with 15-foot (4.6m) rangefinders. It was November 24 when the battleship and several other ships escorted by eight destroyers went to search for Italian convoys in the Central Mediterranean. He went on to serve as a gun range finder aboard HMS Nelson, involved in bombarding German defences in Normandy on D-Day. What is more, the coordinates are very close to those sent out by the Athenia's radio officer in his distress call, and recorded in the logbooks of the vessels that came to the rescue. [81] Barham was loaded with 600 troops, including the men of 12 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,[82] Force F departed Gibraltar on 7 November, escorted by Force H, rendezvoused with the main body of the Mediterranean Fleet three days later and unloaded their cargo at Malta later that day. HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. [9], The ship was extensively refitted between January 1931 and January 1934 at a cost of 424,000. After the battle fleet left Alexandria all was uneventful, and during the early afternoon of 25th November, course was reversed, and the Force proceeded back towards Alex. [46], Following Jutland, Barham was under repair until 5 July 1916. While sailing eastwards, the aircraft carrier Illustrious was detached from the main body to attack Taranto on the night of 11/12 November, damaging three Italian battleships. That's the ultimate goal, anyway," said Mr Mearns. The Italian ships and the British arrived almost simultaneously at Pola's location, but the Italians had almost no clue that the British were nearby. It was a perfect day and the sea was smooth, After Hands had been piped to tea, the usual promenaders (ERAs and Stoker POs off watch) emerged from below-decks for their customary first Dog Watch strolls up and down the Focsle. Barham was able to dodge them, but Resolution was struck by one torpedo amidships that caused a heavy list, and she fell out of line. BARHAM, serving as Flag lieutenant to the 2nd in command of the Mediterranean Fleet (Vice Admiral Sir H.D. She had a normal displacement of 32,590 long tons (33,110t) and displaced 33,260 long tons (33,794t) at deep load. She became a private ship in January of that year and was refitted at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard in FebruaryJuly. Experience the final moments of the Queen Elizabeth Battleship, HMS Barham, when it was struck by torpedoes from a German submarine during World War II which resulted in a terrifying explosion. I assumed that this had happened because the submarine Captain had fired all his bow tubes at once, and had not compensated quickly enough with seawater to keep the conning tower below the surface. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth -class battleship of the Royal Navy named after Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, built at the John Brown shipyards in Clydebank, Scotland, and launched in 1914. Two minutes later, Beatty ordered a course change to east-southeast, positioning the British ships to cut off the German's line of retreat, and signalled action stations. One fragment ricocheted off the upper deck and through the side plating on the opposite side of the ship. The gun turrets were protected by 11 to 13 inches (279 to 330mm) of KC armour and were supported by barbettes 710 inches (178254mm) thick. However, I can vividly recall the sinking as though it were yesterday. (1966). The ship was in the Mediterranean when the Second World War began in September 1939, on her voyage home three months later, she accidentally collided with and sank one of her escorting destroyers, HMSDuchess. Guy Morris), S.O.O./S.N.O. [53] Together with her sister Malaya, Barham was sent to Alexandria, Egypt, in May 1927 during a time of unrest. Copyright 2023. [54] Captain James Somerville relieved Monroe on 1 December and he was relieved in his turn on 16 March 1929 by Captain John C. This was initially a Fairey IIIF until it was replaced by a Fairey Swordfish in 1938. They and the sacrifice they made will never be forgotten. Shortly afterwards, she was deployed to Gibraltar for several months after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in July. She was briefly deployed to Haifa in May 1936 at the beginning of the Arab revolt in Palestine. Of the 1,184 officers and men on board, 841 were killed. Your email address will not be published. The ship was not hit, but was forced to return to port under the cover of a heavy smoke screen. The shell devastated a messdeck and dented the armoured deck by a depth of 8 centimetres (3.1in), but caused no casualties. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared war on 3 September, 1939. 377, 386, Admiralty Historical Section, pp. The 5th Battle Squadron concentrated their fire on the German battleships after losing sight of the battlecruisers, with Barham opening fire at 18:14. Read about our approach to external linking. The enemy struck at 4.25pm as Richard was on a tea break and talking with a friend. Richard grew up in Penrith Road, Belgrave, joining the Royal Navy as a boy seaman, aged 15. The latter was succeeded by Captain Richard Horne on 1 October. The hits on Seydlitz mostly opened up more holes that facilitated the flooding. BARHAM was an old timer of the QUEEN ELIZABETH class, and a veteran of the Battle of Jutland. Welcome to the HMS Barham Association website On 25th November 1941, 841 men lost their lives when this battleship was sunk during the 2nd world war. The British battleships then switched targets to bombard the harbour and Richelieu. 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[102], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}3234N 2624E / 32.567N 26.400E / 32.567; 26.400. The damage allowed over 1,000 long tons (1,016t) of water to flood the stern and nearly knocked out the ship's steering gear. [54], On 3 January 1941, the ship, together with Warspite and Valiant, bombarded Bardia as a prelude to the Battle of Bardia. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The aim of this blog is to accompany the preparation of a complete history incorporating the Axis and Commonwealth perspectives of the Winterschlacht (Winter Battle) in North Africa, November 1941 to February 1942. Each turret was also fitted with a 15-foot rangefinder. A pair of octuple mounts for 2-pounder (40mm (1.6in)) Mk VIII "pom-pom" anti-aircraft guns were added abreast the funnel and two positions for their directors were added on new platforms abreast and below the spotting top. Print This Page. HMS Barham (04) [+1941] Details general nationality: british purpose: war type: battleship subtype/class: Queen Elisabeth class battleship class propulsion: steam turbine date built: 1913 status: dead (not found) Completed in 1915, she was often used as a flagship and participated in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet. "The sinking of the SS Athenia, a civilian liner, was significant not only as the first British shipping loss of the war but as an example of a Nazi attempt to promote 'fake news'. Craske), the Admiral and S.W.O. Richard will be reading the Royal British Legion epitaph, "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old", at Buckminster Road Baptist Church on Sunday, during the act of remembrance. Barham was then transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet, where she covered multiple Malta convoys. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. HMS Barham was at the time engaged in an operation to engage potential enemy convoys, together with the other two battleships of the Mediterranean Fleet, HMS Queen Elizabeth (flag) and HMS Valiant, escorted by nine destroyers. The third shell detonated on the face of the starboard wing turret, although some fragments entered the turret and caused minor damage. Hamilton. The . [60] The ship resumed her former role as flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron in February 1938 while undergoing a refit at Portsmouth that lasted until May. Barham was herself was struck twice during the "Run to the South": the first was a 28.3-centimetre (11in) shell from von der Tann that failed to do any damage when it hit the waterline armour and the battlecruiser SMSLtzow fired a 30.5-centimetre (12in) shell that detonated in the aft superstructure. She was hit six times during the battle, five times by 30.5cm shells and once by a 28.3cm shell, suffering casualties of 26 killed and 46 wounded. . When VE Day arrived, he was escorting an Arctic convoy north of Norway. Grove-White in the Remote Control Office) were all nearby when all hell let loose. "We were standing by a ladder two decks below on the mess deck when there was a huge explosion," he said. Tiesenhausen ordered all four bow torpedo tubes fired at a range of 375 metres (410yd) at 16:25. [3], The Queen Elizabeth class was equipped with eight breech-loading (BL) 15-inch (381mm) Mk I guns in four twin-gun turrets, in two superfiring pairs fore and aft of the superstructure, designated 'A', 'B', 'X', and 'Y' from front to rear. For the rest of the war, except for the inconclusive action of 19 August 1916, her service generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. At 17:45 he turned eastwards to take his position in front of the Grand Fleet and re-engage Hipper's ships. U-boat commander Fritz Julius Lemp had mistaken the liner for an armed cruiser and the German naval authorities tried to cover up the sub's actions. En route, Eagle's aircraft attacked Tripoli on 26 November. Beatty continued south for another two minutes to confirm the sighting before ordering his force to turn north, towards the Grand Fleet in what came to be known as the "Run to the North". This podcast series examines Australias Naval history, featuring a variety of naval history experts from the Naval Studies Group and elsewhere. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The wreck of a Royal Navy warship which sank in 1682 while carrying the future king James Stuart has been identified off the coast of Norfolk. [100] The crew are commemorated by a memorial bench, located in Nothe Gardens, Weymouth. The BdU (Commander Submarines) noted in his war diary the rather jubilant: U331 1 battleship torpedoed in the Mediterranean. [91] Due to the speed at which she sank, 862 officers and ratings were killed,[54][92] including two who died of their wounds after being rescued. It proved to be worse than expected and Barham had to be repaired at Durban, South Africa, as she was unfit to make the trans-Atlantic crossing for repair in the United States. Experience the HMS Barham explosion after being struck by torpedo in 4K resolution at 50 fps and in color! "Can I go into a court of law and say, '100%, that's Athenia?' The secondary armament was primarily controlled by directors mounted on each side of the compass platform on the foremast once they were fitted in July 1917. Richard Laland is one of only two survivors from the doomed battleship HMS Barham still alive today. Barham, now assigned to the 1st BS, and Malaya were detached to refuel at Souda Bay, Crete, before sailing for Alexandria, reaching there on 14 November. "The Germans were at the gates of Alexandria at that time and we were accompanying destroyers trying to stop their supplies," said Richard, who lives off Groby Road. Senior figures in the German navy were convicted at Nuremberg for war crimes in relation to the Athenia affair. [86], In mid-April she escorted the fast transport MVBreconshire, together with Warspite and Valiant, from Alexandria to Malta before the battleships bombarded Tripoli on the evening of 20 April. "I didn't know which way was up or down and thought that was it, I'm going to die I had given up and remember thinking, I hope it's quick.". More Disasters Caught on Camera: https://goo.gl/hYJzzNBRITISH PATH'S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. [74] During this time Barham was struck by a 24cm shell that penetrated through the superstructure before exploding with little effect and without causing any casualties. She became a private ship on 1 December and departed Alexandria to join the Home Fleet that same day. [80], Barham, two cruisers, and three destroyers also assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet were designated Force F as part of Operation Coat, one of a complex series of fleet movements in the Mediterranean. Merlin Burrows have found and pin-pointed the exact location of the wreck of HMS Barham - a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy in February 1913. Aquarian Press, pp. HMS Barham underway off Devonport in WW2. Together they had two children, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. "It would be at such resolution that anyone could look for shipwrecks like the Athenia from their desk. A very detailed account by a surviving officer of her loss is at this link. After temporary repairs at Scapa, Barham was sent to Cromarty Firth for more permanent repairs in the floating dry dock there that lasted until 23 December. She was slow to go down, disappearing beneath the waves, stern first, at 11 the next morning. A member of the Wigston branch of the Royal Naval Association, he is a member of the HMS Barham Association. After Free French emissaries were either captured or driven off by the Vichy French, Cunningham ordered his ships to open fire. last updated: andrew gillespie Pridham-Wippell), and Squadron Signal Officer of the 1st Battle Squadron. [16] The ship, named after Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham,[17] was laid down at their Clydebank shipyard on 24 February 1913 and launched on 31 December 1914. But barring a photograph I can say in my expert opinion there's a very, very high probability that that's Athenia. During the next eighteen months or so, the 1st B.S. 2 six-inch gun. By the time the Grand Fleet approached the area on 26 March, the British and German forces had already disengaged and a strong gale threatened the light craft, so the fleet was ordered to return to base. The torpedo from U-30 struck the Athenia at 7:38 that evening. This is the only British battleship sunk by the U-boat during this war. [54] Dalglish was relieved in his turn by Captain Percy Noble on 18 October 1922. In response the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet. "If I hadn't dived headfirst and knocked myself out, I would be dead, too.". Most of those who died were in two lifeboats that were smashed just as they were about to be saved. The shell struck just below the waterline and burst on impact with the belt armour. [36] His order only applied to his own forces; the 5th Battle Squadron continued south until after it passed Beatty heading northwestwards at 16:51. [53] The ship was relieved as flagship by Revenge in June[54] and she was ordered to Palestine in August where her crew helped to suppress rioting in Haifa and also operated the Haifa-Jerusalem railroad. IWM FL1472. 2023 BBC. [45], Barham fired 337 fifteen-inch shells and 25 six-inch shells during the battle. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Path is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.British Path also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. David Mearns: "My research rules out all other shipwrecks in this area". They were designed to reduce the effect of torpedo detonations and improve stability[11] at the cost of widening the ship's beam by almost 14 feet (4.3m) to 104 feet (31.7m),[12] and reduced her draught to 32feet 6inches (9.9m). Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. BARHAM was torpedoed by U.331 and lost off the Western Desert of Egypt off Sollum and Sidi Barrani. At 14:32, Beatty ordered a course change to south-southeast in response to the spot report. The sea, which had fortunately been smooth as BARHAM sank was, as far as I could see, a vast area of oil fuel and debris, with at that time no signs of life. It was something Donaldson had made when the ship was built," she told BBC News. "It always takes me back to that day in November 1941," he said. On 21 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a demonstration off Horns Reef to distract the Germans while the Russian Navy relaid its defensive minefields in the Baltic Sea. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists. It is also renowned for the shocking footage shown on Pathe News and more recently watched almost two million times on YouTube recording the listing ship being blown to pieces when its magazine exploded. HMS Barham Explodes - Slow MotionOn the afternoon of 25 November 1941, the 1st Battle Squadron, Barham, Queen Elizabeth, and Valiant, with an escort of eight. An ASDIC operator aboard one of the leading destroyers, Jervis, detected the submarine at 16:18 at an estimated range of 9001,100 yards (8201,010m), but the contact was disregarded as it subtended an angle between 40 and 60 degrees wide, far larger than a submarine. She was present when the High Seas Fleet surrendered for internment on 21 November. She departed Scapa Flow that day, escorted by four destroyers,[68] and rendezvoused with the troop convoy en route to Gibraltar[69] where she arrived on 2 September. Richard Laland had a miracle escape when his ship was sunk off the coast of Egypt in 1941, Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates. After some time we came to a Carley float, to which about six of our shipmates were clinging. During the Second World War, a spate of misfortunes had dogged the HMS Barham. Huge palls of smoke rising from the stricken ship. The British captured the submarine and took possession of its Enigma cipher machine. The battleship and the other ships of Force F were tasked to ferry troops to Malta, before continuing on to Alexandria. [54] Willis was relieved by Captain Thomas Walker on 31 January 1939. During this time BARHAM was bombed and severely damaged by the Luftwaffe and had to go to Capetown for extensive repairs. HMS BARHAM - a British battleship sunk in November 1941 by a submarine in the Mediterranean SANTA ROSA - a Portuguese galleon loaded with seven chests of treasure, sunk in 1726 by an explosion. In addition, a pair of quadruple mounts for Vickers 0.5in (12.7mm) AA machine guns were added abreast the conning tower. The attack on an unarmed passenger liner was a clear breach of international protocols. Mediterranean. It is split in the aft section where the torpedo hit, but otherwise is sitting proud of the sediment and looks to be in reasonable shape. [73], After the expiration of an ultimatum to surrender the following morning, the battleships engaged the port's 24-centimetre (9.4in) coast-defence guns and Richelieu at 09:30. [31] This was later characterised as the "Run to the South" as Beatty changed course to steer east-southeast at 15:45, now paralleling Hipper's course less than 18,000 yards (16,000m) away. Duchess capsized and sank, with the loss of 124 of her crew. During her early-1930s refit, the platforms were removed from the turrets and a retractable catapult was installed on the roof of 'X' turret, along with a crane to recover a floatplane. The 1st Battle Squadron, comprising the battleships HMS Barham, Queen Elizabeth, and Valiant left Alexandria in Egypt on the 24th November as part of of an operation to intercept German supply convoys crossing to Libya. In the end, the TV idea was dropped, but Mr Mearns still hopes an expedition can be mounted by someone. On 24 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea. In addition, she was joined by the battleships HMS Queen . Fragments from this hit caused flooding that spread throughout the bow, while the ship's speed caused water to enter directly through the hole in the side. Once the news had come through around 1630 hours that Force K out of Malta had sunk these, the battleships turned for Alexandria. 101102, 108110, 115116, 134142, Campbell 1986, pp. This sent splinters in every direction and started a small fire, but otherwise did no significant damage. [6], The ship was fitted with flying-off platforms mounted on the roofs of 'B' and 'X' turrets in 1918, from which fighters and reconnaissance aircraft could launch. Richard Laland is one of only two survivors from the doomed battleship HMS Barham still alive today. Chamberlain's famous "this country is at war with Germany" broadcast was delivered shortly after 11 in the morning. The ship had a range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,260km; 5,754mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22.2km/h; 13.8mph). Three minutes later, she sighted the topmasts of Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer's battleships, but did not report this for another five minutes. Her main guns targeted the port and the battleship Richelieu. One 250-kilogram (550lb) bomb struck 'Y' turret and started a fire inside the turret that took 20 minutes to quench. Beatty then altered course to the east, as he was still too far north to cut Hipper off. We've also got a detailed model of the Athenia. Tiesenhausen was not certain of the results of his attack and radioed that he had hit a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship with one torpedo. Barham quickly capsized to port and was lying on her side when a massive magazine explosion occurred about four minutes after she was torpedoed and sank her. Beatty then ordered Evan-Thomas to turn his ships in succession to follow the battlecruisers three minutes later. [89] The following morning, the German submarineU-331, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen, detected the faint engine noises of the British ships and moved to intercept. 11/25/2022, @ 13:16-Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, a humble and a contrite heart; Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, LEST WE FORGET, LEST WE FORGET!! [54], On the afternoon of 24 November 1941, the 1st Battle Squadron, Barham, Queen Elizabeth, and Valiant, with an escort of eight destroyers, departed Alexandria to cover the 7th and 15th Cruiser Squadrons as they hunted for Italian convoys in the Central Mediterranean. A High-Angle Control System (HACS) Mk I director were added to the roof of the spotting top and the mainmast was reconstructed as a tripod to support the weight of a second HACS director. She was powered by two sets of Brown-Curtis steam turbines, each driving two shafts using steam from 24 Yarrow boilers. [55] The ship was transferred to the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in November 1929,[54] and, together with Malaya, made a port visit to Trondheim, Norway in mid-1930 where they fired a salute to celebrate the birth of Princess Ragnhild on 9 June. (Mute & Track Negs.) Rawlings took over temporarily from P-W who became Vice Admiral Light Forces. (Cdr. Casualties: 861. He is now involved in efforts to change this. The following day, 1 October, Rear-Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas, commander of the 5th Battle Squadron, hoisted his flag aboard his new flagship. 271, 275, 27980, 284, 286290, Campbell 1986, pp. 598 x 440. [54] Now under the command of Captain Hubert Monroe[53] and accompanied by the battleship Ramillies, she cruised along the coast of West Africa from December 1927 to February 1928. 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