Off the coast of Egypt in November 1941 the battleship HMS Barham was hit by 3 torpedoes fired by a german U-boat. A fire in the outer magazine spread to the main magazine, resulting in the explosion seen here, occurring 4 mins after the attack. About a third of the crew survived, but well over 800 perished.
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Off the coast of Egypt in November 1941 the battleship HMS Barham was hit by 3 torpedoes fired by a german U-boat. A fire in the outer magazine spread to the main magazine, resulting in the explosion seen here, occurring 4 mins after the attack. About a third of the crew survived, but well over 800 perished.