HMS Barham (1811)
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 Notes References Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. . Douvry, Olivier (2012) Shipwrecks of Bonaire, the warship HMS Barham wasn’t wrecked at Red Slave., GlobeDivers.org. External links Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Vengeur-class ships of the line Ships built by the Blackwall Yard 1811 ships Maritime incidents in April 1829