HMS Barham (1811)

HMS Barham was a 74-gun third rate built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1812, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.

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

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