HMS Wizard (1830)
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 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 |
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