HMS Barham (1811)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barham.

HMS Barham (as a 50-gun ship) at Constantinople on 25 September 1833
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Barham
Ordered	2 November 1807
Builder	Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
Laid down	June 1808
Launched	8 July 1811
Fate	Rescued in Bonaire 1829, Broken up, 1839
General characteristics
Class and type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1761 bm
Length	176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 4 × 12-pounders, 10 × 32-pounder carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders, 2 × 32-pounder carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Barham was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy named after Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, launched on 8 July 1811 at Blackwall Yard.

In 1826 Barham was reduced to a 50-gun ship. On 29 April 1829 she suffered severe damage when she ran aground off Bonaire; she was refloated on 30 April 1829 after her crew threw 37 cannon overboard. She was broken up in 1839.

Notable crew

• Midshipman Francis Edward Bigge, a pioneer in Queensland, Australia
• Commander John William Spranger
• Commander Baldwin Wake Walker

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Douvry, Olivier (2012) Shipwrecks of Bonaire, the warship HMS Barham wasn’t wrecked at Red Slave., GlobeDivers.org.

External links

• Media related to HMS Barham (1811) at Wikimedia Commons