HMS Barham (1811)

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Name HMS Barham Laid down June 1808 Construction started June 1808 Length 54 m		Ordered 2 November 1807 Tons burthen 1761 bm Launched 8 July 1811 Builder Blackwall Yard

Fate Rescued in Bonaire 1829, Broken up, 1839 Class and type Vengeur-class ship of the line

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 and was rescued in Bonaire in 1829. She was broken up in 1839.

Notable crew

Midshipman Francis Edward Bigge, a pioneer in Queensland, Australia

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