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H.M.S. Barham quitting Constantinople With Sir Stratford Canning on bd. 12th August 1832 RMG PY0777 (cropped).jpg
HMS Barham (as a 50-gun ship) at Constantinople on 25 September 1833
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History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited 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.

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