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.Lavery, p. 188
Notable crew Midshipman Francis Edward Bigge, a pioneer in Queensland, Australia Commander John William Spranger Commander Baldwin Wake Walker
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Douvry, Olivier (2012) Shipwrecks of Bonaire, the warship HMS Barham wasn’t wrecked at Red Slave., GlobeDivers.org.