HMS Barham (1811) explained

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.^[1] 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. .
• Douvry, Olivier (2012) Shipwrecks of Bonaire, the warship HMS Barham wasn’t wrecked at Red Slave., GlobeDivers.org.

Notes and References

1. HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BARHAM. . 3 July 1829 . 3 . 13956 . B .