Re: [FT] Re: Small vessels and the Line of Battle

bbrush@rev.state.ne.us wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Robert A. Crawford wrote:
> 
> There was a battleship in WWI that was struck by a torpedo and
capsized. I can't
> remember the damn name. One torp did her in. She capsized and sank.
The
> dying throws were captured on film, crew streaming all over her hull
and
> clambering up onto the side as it rolled over. Some made it to the
> underside as it rolled over completely.

     The one refered to is the sinking of the HMS Barham in the Med
during
WWII, lost 25/11/41.

Bye for now,
John L.