The Bar class were a class of boom defence vessels of the Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy and

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during World War II.

Ships

Royal Navy

* HMS ''Barbain'' (Z01) * HMS ''Barbarian'' (Z18) * HMS ''Barbastel'' (Z276) * HMS ''Barberry'' (Z257) * HMS ''Barbette'' (1937) (Sold to the Turkish Navy 3 March 1941) * HMS ''Barbette'' (Z242) (Broken up October 1965 in Belgium) * HMS ''Barbican'' (Z43) * HMS ''Barbour'' (Z169) * HMS ''Barbourne'' (Z170) * HMS ''Barbrake'' (Z173) (transferred to the South African Naval Forces in 1943) * HMS ''Barbridge'' (Z222) * HMS ''Barbrook'' (Z03) * HMS ''Barcarole'' (Z287) * HMS ''Barcastle'' (Z09) * HMS ''Barcliff'' (Z70) * HMS ''Barclose'' (Z174) * HMS ''Barcock'' (Z177) * HMS ''Barcombe'' (Z16) * HMS ''Barcote'' (Z52) * HMS ''Barcroft'' (Z22) * HMS ''Bardell'' (Z195) * HMS ''Bardolf'' (Z171) * HMS ''Barfair'' (Z31) * HMS ''Barfield'' (Z42) HMS Barfoam FL1448

* HMS ''Barfoam'' (Z182) * HMS ''Barfoil'' (Z194) * HMS ''Barfoot'' (Z202) * HMS ''Barford'' (Z209) * HMS ''Barfoss'' (Z200) * HMS ''Barfount'' (Z190) * HMS ''Barglow'' (Z205) * HMS ''Barhill'' (Z225) * HMS ''Barholm'' (Z211) * HMS ''Barilla'' (Z17) * HMS ''Baritone'' (Z271) * HMS ''Barking'' (Z181) * HMS ''Barkis'' (Z277) * HMS ''Barlake'' (Z39) * HMS ''Barlane'' (Z48) * HMS ''Barleycorn'' (Z256) * HMS ''Barlight'' (Z57) (scuttled 19 December 1941, salvaged by IJN as Ma.101, after war to ChinaJentschura, Jung, Mickel: Warships of the IJN 1869-1945) * HMS ''Barlow'' (Z60) * HMS ''Barmill'' (Z67) * HMS ''Barmond'' (Z232) * HMS ''Barmouth'' (Z77) * HMS ''Barnaby'' (Z237) * HMS ''Barnard'' (Z241) * HMS ''Barndale'' (Z92) * HMS ''Barneath'' (Z245) * HMS ''Barnehurst'' (Z84) * HMS ''Baron'' (Z262) * HMS ''Baronia'' (Z87) (built by Charles Hill & Sons) * HMS ''Barrage'' (Z54) * HMS ''Barranca'' (Z65) * HMS ''Barrhead'' (Z40) * HMS ''Barricade'' (Z83) * HMS ''Barrier'' (Z98) * HMS ''Barrington'' (Z59) * HMS ''Barrymore'' (Z73) * HMS ''Barsing'' (Z75) * HMS ''Barsound'' (Z89) * HMS ''Barspear'' (Z224) * HMS ''Barstoke'' (Z32) * HMS ''Barthorpe'' (Z95) * HMS ''Bartizan'' (Z261) * HMS ''Barwell'' (Z46) * HMS ''Barwind'' (Z58) * HMS ''Barcross'' (Z185), transferred to the South African Naval Forces in 1943. * HMS ''Barflake'' (Z184) (lost 22 November 1943) * HMS ''Barnstone'' (Z37) * HMS ''Barova'' (Z94) (built by Charles Hill & Sons)

Royal Australian Navy

South African Navy

Surviving ships

* is a museum ship in South Africa * is the only survivor on the RAN fleet in

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as an abandoned wreck.

Citations and references

Citations

References

* http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=326 * http://uboat.net/allies/warships/class.html?ID=372&navy=HMS * {{WWII British ships World War II net laying ships Auxiliary gateship classes Boom defence vessels of the Royal Navy