HMS Wizard (1830)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Wizard.

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 & 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

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]