HMS Wizard (1830)
HMS "Wizard" was a 10-gun built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1859. Description. "Wizard" had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , a draught of about and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 231 tons burthen. The "Cherokee" class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings. Construction and career. "Wizard", the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was  ordered on 28 October 1826, laid down in October 1828 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 24 March 1830. She was completed on 15 June 1837 at Plymouth Dockyard. On 29 May 1855, "Wizard" ran aground at Cork. She lay on her beam ends overnight and was refloated the next day. On 8 February 1859, whilst acting as a tender to , "Wizard" was wrecked on the Seal Rock, in Bantry Bay. Her crew were rescued by .