Remembering Today 25/11/41 Musician R.B.Wyatt RMB/X 988 Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Barham

WYATT, RONALD BERT

Rank:

Musician

Service No:

RMB/X 988

Date of Death:

25/11/1941

Age:

19

Regiment/Service:

Royal Marine Band



H.M.S. Barham

Panel Reference

Panel 60, Column 1.

Memorial

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Additional Information:
Son of Frederick Edward and Rhoda Amy Wyatt, of Gosport, Hampshire.
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WYATT, Ronald B, Musician, RMB/X 988, MPK


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HMS Barham at Valetta in August 1936


Name

HMS Barham (04)

Type:

Battleship (Queen Elizabeth)

Tonnage

31,100 tons (one of the largest ships sunk).

Completed

1915 - John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank

Owner

The Admiralty

Homeport



Date of attack

25 Nov 1941

Nationality: British



Fate

Sunk by U-331 (Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen)

Position

32.34N, 26.24E - Grid CO 6858

Complement

1311 officers and men (862 dead and 449 survivors).

Convoy



Route

Alexandria - Alexandria

Cargo



History

Completed in October 1915. Between 1930 and 1933 reconstructed with new machinery and twin funnels trunked into one.
At 15.45 hours on 28 Dec, 1939, HMS Barham (04) (Capt H.T.C. Walker, RN) was damaged on the port side by one torpedo from U-30 (Lemp) 66 miles west of the Butt of Lewis, Hebrides in 58°47N/08°05W. Four crew members were lost. The battleship was returning from patrol with HMS Repulse (34) (Capt E.J. Spooner, DSO, RN), escorted by HMS Isis (D 87) (Cdr J.C. Clouston, RN) andHMS Nubian (F 36) (Cdr R.W. Ravenhill, RN). She was able to proceed under her own power to Liverpool, but was out of action for six months while being repaired at Birkenhead by Cammell Laird and returned to service on 30 Jun, 1940.



Notes on event

At 16.29 hours on 25 Nov, 1941, HMS Barham (04) (Capt G.C. Cooke, RN) was hit on the port side by three torpedoes from U-331 north of Sidi Barrani. As the ship rolled over to port, her after magazines exploded and she quickly sank. The battleship was sailing with the Mediterranean Fleet (Force A) from Alexandria to cover sorties by Malta and Alexandria-based cruiser forces against Italian convoys heading for Libya.

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