HMS Barham (1811)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barham.
HMS Barham (as a 50-gun ship) at Malta on 25 September 1833 | |
History | |
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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 |
General characteristics [1] | |
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: |
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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.[1]
In 1826 Barham was reduced to a 50-gun ship and was rescued in Bonaire in 1829. She was broken up in 1839.[1]
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. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Douvry, Olivier (2012) Shipwrecks of Bonaire, the warship HMS Barham wasn’t wrecked at Red Slave., GlobeDivers.org.
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