British sloop 'Wizard' (1805)

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Wizard
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.1.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ringmore - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Fly Class (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas SuttonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	17.10.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 4"Imperial Feet29.2777
Length of Keel79' 9"Imperial Feet24.1046
Breadth25' 10 ½"Imperial Feet7.6327
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen284Tons BM

Armament

11.1805Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.180594Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1805 - 10.10.1807CommanderBWAS-179310.10.1807 - 25.11.1809CommanderBWAS-179325.11.1809 - 22.10.1810LieutenantBWAS-17933.9.1810 - 24.2.1811CommanderNBD184918.4.1811 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 2.11.1814CommanderBWAS-17935.10.1814 - 2.1815LieutenantNBD18492.11.1814 - 7.1815CommanderBWAS-17937.1815 - 9.1815CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1808 - 27.12.1808Acting LieutenantNBD18497.1.1814 - 5.1815LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.12.1805 - 30.6.1808MasterADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1808 - 10.1809MidshipmanNBD18499.1810 - 9.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
23.11.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
17.2.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.3.1806Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
6.3.1807Capture of Alexandria
10.5.1808Wizard vs Requin
1.8.1808Attack at Noli
3.4.1812Took the Xebec BG
25.3.1813Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
5.10.1813Siege of Trieste
9.1815Paid off into Ordinary at DeptfordBWAS-1793
17.10.1816Sold at Deptford for £700BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 16:39

Portsmouth, 10 February 1816: The following ships were broke up and sold out of the service last month:- Aeolus, Etna, Alkmaar, Canso, Censor, Constant, Dexterous, Ernest, Freya, Genereux, Haughty, Hearty, Kingfisher, Lightning, Meteor, Nymphen, Paulina, Piedmontaise, Porcupine, Quail, Raven, Rota, Sabrina, Sheldrake, Sparrow, Suffolk, Tisiphone, Vengeance, Vesta, Virago, and Wizard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 12 February 1816]

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