HMS Barham (1811)

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