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HMS Barham
View of the after barbettes in the snow on the upper deck of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham during construction at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

HMS Barham
View of the stern, twin rudders and screws of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham on the day of the launch at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

HMS Barham
Close up view from the rear of one of the screw blades, brackets and external shafts of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham on the day of the launch at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

HMS Barham
Close up view from the side of one of the screw blades, brackets and external shafts of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham on the day of the launch at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

HMS Barham
View of the hull on the starboardside looking towards the stern from midships of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham on the day of the launch at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

HMS Barham
View from the side of one of the massive timber poppets on the starboard side of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham on the day of the launch at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

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View from the front of one of the massive timber poppets on the port side of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham on the day of the launch at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

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Distant view of the launch from the port side of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

HMS Barham
Close up view of the launch from the starboard side of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship HMS Barham at John Brown & Co., Clydebank.