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An item reported that the British 1,375 ton destroyer HMS Duchess (1) sunk in a collision with the British battleship Barham (2) in the early morning of 12 December taken with her 6 officers and 123 men.
Notes
1. Part of D-class destroyers preceded by A- and B-classes succeeded by E and F-classes. Ordered on 2 February 1831, laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company on 12 June 1931, launched on 19 July 1932, commissioned on 24 January 1933, commissione don 27 January 1933 and sunk on 12 December 1939.
2. Part of Queen Elizabeth-class preceded by Iron Duke-class succeeded by Revenge-class. Laid down by John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland with yard number 424 on 24 February 1913, launched on 31 December 1914, commissioned on 19 October and torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-331 on 25 November 1941. The Barham had left Alexandria, Egypt on 24 November 1941 to support the 7th and 15th Cruiser Squadrons which were searching for Italian convoys.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-13 Weekly Résumé (No. 15) of the naval, military and air situation from 0700 7 December to 0700 14 December 1939.
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