HMS Barham (1811) facts for kids
HMS Barham (as a 50-gun ship) at Constantinople on 25 September 1833
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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 |
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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 |
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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. 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
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