British sloop 'Wizard' (1805)

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Wizard	7428
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	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas Sutton	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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1805 - 10.10.1807CommanderEdmund PalmerBWAS-179310.10.1807 - 25.11.1809CommanderAbel FerrisBWAS-179325.11.1809 - 22.10.1810LieutenantJames Ashley MaudeBWAS-17933.9.1810 - 24.2.1811CommanderJohn Bowker (1770-1847)NBD184918.4.1811 - 7.6.1814CommanderSir Fairfax Moresby (1786-1877)BWAS-17937.6.1814 - 2.11.1814CommanderJames Hanway Plumridge (1787-1863)BWAS-17935.10.1814 - 2.1815LieutenantEdward Boxer (1784-?)NBD18492.11.1814 - 7.1815CommanderWalter CrokerBWAS-17937.1815 - 9.1815CommanderEdward Boxer (1784-?)BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1808 - 27.12.1808Acting LieutenantAlexander Bissett (d.1848)NBD18497.1.1814 - 5.1815LieutenantNathaniel Barwell (1793-?)NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.12.1805 - 30.6.1808MasterJohn CookeADM29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1808 - 10.1809MidshipmanEdward Blanckley (d.1845)NBD18499.1810 - 9.1815MidshipmanThomas BrydgesNBD1849

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 Privateer Xebec Le Corcira (8) 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

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

ADM29-1 Document

BGOfficialWeb Site

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