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#OnThisDay 1941 Battleship HMS BARHAM struck by 3 torpedoes from U-331 in the Mediterranean. She capsizes to port & sinks within 4 mins after a massive explosion. 862 men were killed from a ships company of over 1200. I cannot imagine the terror of those 4 minutes.

#OnThisDay 1941 Battleship HMS BARHAM struck by 3 torpedoes from U-331 in the Mediterranean. She capsizes to port & sinks within 4 mins after a massive explosion. 862 men were killed from a ships company of over 1200. I cannot imagine the terror of those 4 minutes.

105,805 次观看 • 6 个月前

Message me if you want a friend, loved one or even a unit remembered during this period. Remembering the 862 men lost in the catastrophic loss of HMS BARHAM in 1941. This video never fails to evoke the true tragedy and speed with which modern warfare acts. #remember

Message me if you want a friend, loved one or even a unit remembered during this period. Remembering the 862 men lost in the catastrophic loss of HMS BARHAM in 1941. This video never fails to evoke the true tragedy and speed with which modern warfare acts. #remember

107,076 次观看 • 2 年前

#OnThisDay 80 yrs ago in 1945 legendary Royal Navy pilot, Lt Cdr Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown RNVR, made the first ever Aircraft Carrier deck landing and take off by a jet aircraft, a De Havilland Sea Vampire (LZ551), on HMS OCEAN. The jet is preserved at Fleet Air Arm Museum

#OnThisDay 80 yrs ago in 1945 legendary Royal Navy pilot, Lt Cdr Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown RNVR, made the first ever Aircraft Carrier deck landing and take off by a jet aircraft, a De Havilland Sea Vampire (LZ551), on HMS OCEAN. The jet is preserved at Fleet Air Arm Museum

29,379 次观看 • 6 个月前

#OnThisDay 1963 the Hawker P1127, forerunner of the Harrier, made the first touch and go by VTOL (Vertical Take Off & Landing) ever in the world on a Carrier on HMS ARK ROYAL off Portland, UK Royal Navy

#OnThisDay 1963 the Hawker P1127, forerunner of the Harrier, made the first touch and go by VTOL (Vertical Take Off & Landing) ever in the world on a Carrier on HMS ARK ROYAL off Portland, UK Royal Navy

20,033 次观看 • 4 个月前

#OnThisDay 1932 the first Royal Navy S-Class submarine HMS STURGEON was launched.After a stubborn launch her bad luck followed her to #WW2 where she was bombed by the RAF and fired torpedoes at her sister sub (all missed) she did get the first successful sub attack of war though

#OnThisDay 1932 the first Royal Navy S-Class submarine HMS STURGEON was launched.After a stubborn launch her bad luck followed her to #WW2 where she was bombed by the RAF and fired torpedoes at her sister sub (all missed) she did get the first successful sub attack of war though

11,004 次观看 • 5 个月前

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