History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Wagtail |
Ordered | 11 December 1805 |
Builder | James Lovewell, Great Yarmouth |
Laid down | February 1806 |
Launched | 12 April 1806 |
Fate | Wrecked 13 February 1807 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Cuckoo-class schooner |
Tons burthen | 751⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
Draught |
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Depth of hold | 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Complement | 20 |
Armament | 4 x 12-pounder carronades |
HMS Wagtail was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner launched in 1806 by James Lovewell at Great Yarmouth.[1] Like many of her class and the related Ballahoo-class schooners, she succumbed to the perils of the sea relatively early in her career.
She was commissioned in 1806 under Lieutenant William Cullis.[1] She was wrecked on 13 February 1807 at Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel in the Azores, three hours after her sister ship Woodcock was wrecked, and near Woodcock's water-logged remains.[2] Both vessels had been anchored in the shelter of an islet off the town when a gale came up. Because of the storm they were unable to clear the land.[2]
Wagtail's cables held until 8 pm. Then her cables parted, and with waves breaking over her, Cullis ran her ashore. One man of the 18 men in her crew drowned.[3]