British battleship HMS Barham visited Alexandria, Egypt according to a letter of the German naval attaché dated 24 December 1940

Queen Elizabeth-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 24 December 1940 No. 1584 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin the movements of ships of the British Royal Navy at Alexandria, Egypt between 1 October-30 November 1940. The intelligence was not 100% reliable he wrote. An item reported the British battleship HMS Barham between 15-30 November 1940.(1)

Note

1.  Part of Queen Elizabeth-class preceded by Iron Duke-class succceeded by Revenge-class, laid down with yard number 424 by John Brown&Clydebank, Scotland on 24 February 1913, launched on 31 December 1914, commissioned on 19 October 1915 and sunk by the German submarine U-331 off the Egyptian coast on 25 November 1941

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for Turkey, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/461.