HMS Wizard (1830)

History
United Kingdom
NameWizard
Ordered28 October 1826
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1829
Launched24 May 1830
Completed15 June 1837
CommissionedApril 1837
FateWrecked, 8 February 1859
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen231 7/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 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.