HMS Wanderer (1806)

HMS Wanderer was a Cormorant-class ship-sloop launched in 1806 for the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy sold her in 1817. She made one voyage between 1817 and 1820 as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She then sailed between Plymouth and North America until October 1827 when her crew had to abandon her at sea because she was waterlogged.

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

Wanderer
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Wanderer
Ordered19 November 1805
BuilderJames Betts, Mistleythorn
Laid downFebruary 1806
Launched29 September 1806
FateSold 1817
United Kingdom
NameWanderer
Port of registryLondon
Acquired1817 by purchase
Honours and
awards		Naval General service Medal with clasp "Guadaloupe"
FateAbandoned 26 October 1827
General characteristics
TypeCormorant-class ship-sloop
Tons burthen43071⁄94, or 450 (bm)
Length
  • 109 ft 3 in (33.3 m) (overall)
  • 91 ft 6 in (27.9 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 9 in (9.1 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 0+1⁄2 in (2.756 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planShip-sloop
Complement121
Armament
  • Upper deck:16 × 32-pounder carronades
  • QD:6 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc:2 × 6-pounder chase guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades
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