[wolficatZ]

So that was the HMS Barham, thanks so much for that info.

The important thing about that spectacular rollover and explosion is that someone was there to film it from an nearby ship!

I've never been able to trace the origin of a hugh explosion of an ammo ship in a film clip, maybe from Leyte. It's so big it looks like a nuke. Do you know which one I'm talking about?

[Robert A Cook PE]

One classic (though can't be positive it is the one you're referencing) is of an ammo ship exploding off of Anzio in the Med.

Tragedy there: It had gas shells on board, but nobody (surviving) knew it: They leaked and spread phosgene (probably) across the water, and the survivors of the explosion got nasty chemical burns from the floating residue.

[Gator101]

I am wondering if that explosion might have been the SS Robert Rowan - A liberty ship carrying ammo that was bombed by German aircraft off the coast of Italy. She burned for a while before the explosion and the crew was able to evacuate. It also allowed the explosion to be filmed since everybody knew what was coming.