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