Vengeur-class ship of the line
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS Barham .
HMS Barham (as a 50-gun ship) at Constantinople on 25 September 1833
History
United 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 [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
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 .[1]
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.[2] She was broken up in 1839.[1]
Notable crew
Notes
^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.
^ "HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BARHAM". The Times . No. 13956. London. 3 July 1829. col B, p. 3.
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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