HMS Barham (1811)
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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.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BARHAM. |date=3 July 1829 |page=3 |issue=13956 |column=B }} 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
Notes
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References
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- Lavery, Brian (1983) 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.
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External links
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Category:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Category:Vengeur-class ships of the line
Category:Ships built by the Blackwall Yard
Category:Maritime incidents in April 1829
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