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Extract from the
Official History; " Naval Operations" by Sir Julian S. Corbett. 1923
...........The Barham had hardly turned before she was badly
hit by a heavy shell which caused many casualties and wrecked her
wireless gear. Those of the enemy ships that were within range
seemed to be concentrating on the turning point, but the Valiant,
her next astern, got round without being touched. The Warspite was no less fortunate, and as Malaya, the
rear ship, turned it was evident that she was the target of a whole
division or more. Salvoes were falling all round her at the rate of
six a minute. By hauling out to port, however, she escaped, but for
the next twenty minutes she was constantly straddled, and was twice
so badly hit below the water line that she began to list. It was
then decided to open fire short with the 6-inch starboard battery in
order to set up a screen, but before the order was passed another
heavy shell burst inside it, devastating guns and crew and starting
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