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	90 ft (27.4 m) ( gundeck) 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) ( keel)
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

HMS Wizard was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1859.

Description

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

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

References

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