An exhibition standard model of the British battleship H.M.S. Barham
T. Sypher (American, 20th century) 69-3/4 x 17 x 30 in. (177.1 x 43.1 x 76.2 cm.) cased.
T. Sypher (American, 20th century)
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T. Sypher (American, 20th century)
T. Sypher (American, 20th century)
69-3/4 x 17 x 30 in. (177.1 x 43.1 x 76.2 cm.) cased.
Footnotes
H.M.S. Barham (pennant number 04) 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, she was launched in 1914. The H.M.S. Barham was sunk by the German submarine U-331. In an effort to conceal the sinking from the Germans, and to protect British morale, the Admiralty censored all news of Barham's destruction and the loss of 861 British seamen for several weeks, until it became obvious the ship was missing. The British Admiralty informed the press on 27 January 1942 and explained the rationale for withholding the news.