HMS Wizard was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1859.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Wizard |
| Ordered | 28 October 1826 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | October 1829 |
| Launched | 24 May 1830 |
| Completed | 15 June 1837 |
| Commissioned | April 1837 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 8 February 1859 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 231 7/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
| Depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 52 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades |
Description edit
Wizard had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet 2 inches (2.8 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 231 7/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career edit
Wizard, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 28 October 1826, laid down in October 1828 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 24 March 1830.[2] She was completed on 15 June 1837 at Plymouth Dockyard.[4] On 29 May 1855, Wizard ran aground at Cork. She lay on her beam ends overnight and was refloated the next day.[5]
On 8 February 1859, whilst acting as a tender to HMS Nile, Wizard was wrecked on the Seal Rock, in Bantry Bay. Her crew were rescued by HMS Skipjack.[6][7]
Notes edit
- ^ Winfield, p. 1079
- ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
- ^ Colledge, p. 388
- ^ Winfield & Lyon, p. 125
- ^ "Ireland". Daily News. No. 2819. London. 1 June 1855.
- ^ "Loss of Her Majesty's Ship "Wizard"". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 13317. Belfast. 14 February 1859.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28735. London. 15 February 1859.
References edit
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.