Measurements: 10cm (3.5in) x 11.5cm (3.in) x 8.3cm (in)
Shell fragment mounted on a Bakelite stepped base, applied with a presentation plaque inscribed ‘H.M.S. Barham / Battle of Jutland / June 1st 1916’.
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HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, launched in 1914. She fired 337 fifteen-inch shells and 25 six-inch shells during the battle. The number of hits cannot be confirmed, but it is believed that she and Valiant made 23 or 24 hits between them, making them two of the most accurate warships in the British fleet. She was hit six times during the battle, five times by 30.5cm shells and once by a 28.3cm shell, suffering casualties of 26 killed and 46 wounded.
Damage to HMS Barham sustained at Jutland