Some of history's most dramatic maritime disasters happened with cameras rolling, leaving behind extraordinary footage of real ships in their final moments. This video examines the filmed losses of ...

A Royal Navy veteran has described witnessing one of the worst tragedies of World War Two. The attack on HMS Barham by a German U-boat in November 1941 cost the lives of more than 860 British sailors.

The 92-year-old, from Leicester, miraculously escaped death when the ship was sunk by a German U-boat torpedo off the coast of Egypt on November 25, 1941. Of the 1,184 officers and men on board, 841 ...

in november 1941 the barham was in convoy in the med, she was hit by 3 torpedoes , my dad was in the sick bay when the torpedoes hit , he ran to the stairs and tried to get to the top deck. As he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. British naval gunner Arthur Chick saved survivors from bombed vessel, HMS Barham, during WWII conflict. Photo: Supplied Today, ...

The following are extracts from censored letters written from the Barham by my father, Surgeon-Commander E.R.Sorley, RN. The Barham spent two months undergoing repairs to bilges and the damage to “Y” ...