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'''HMS ''Wagtail''''' (1805) was a [[Royal Navy]] [[Cuckoo class schooner|''Cuckoo'']] of 4 12-pounder [[carronade]]s and a crew of 20. She was built by James Lovewell at Great Yarmouth and launched in 1806.<ref name=Winfield>Winfield (2008), p.359.</ref> |
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|Ship name=HMS ''Wagtail'' |
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|Ship ordered=11 December 1805 |
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|Ship builder=James Lovewell, [[Great Yarmouth]] |
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|Ship fate=Wrecked 13 February 1807 |
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|Ship class={{sclass|Cuckoo|schooner}} |
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|Ship tons burthen=75{{small|{{fraction|1|94}}}} ([[Builder's Old Measurement|bm]]) |
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'''HMS ''Wagtail''''' was a [[Royal Navy]] ''Cuckoo''-class [[schooner]] launched in 1806 by James Lovewell at Great Yarmouth.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|p=361}} Like many of her class and the related {{sclass|Ballahoo|schooner}}s, she succumbed to the perils of the sea relatively early in her career. |
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| ⚫ | She was commissioned in 1806 under Lieutenant William Cullis.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|p=361}} She was wrecked on 13 February 1807 at [[Vila Franca do Campo]], [[São Miguel Island|São Miguel]] in the [[Azores]], three hours after her sister ship {{HMS|Woodcock|1806|2}} was wrecked, and near ''Woodcock's'' water-logged remains.{{sfnp|Gosset|1986|pp=56-7}} 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.{{sfnp|Gosset|1986|pp=56-7}} |
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''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.{{sfnp|Hepper|2023|p=248}} |
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* {{cite book|first=William Patrick|last=Gosset|year=1986|title=The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900|publisher=Mansell|isbn=0-7201-1816-6 }} |
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* {{cite book|last=Hepper|first=David J.|year=2023|title=British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1649-1860|publisher=Seaforth|isbn=9781399031028 }} |
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 31 October 2024
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| 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) |
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| Beam | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
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| Depth of hold | 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 20 |
| Armament | 4 × 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]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 361.
- ^ a b Gosset (1986), pp. 56–7.
- ^ Hepper (2023), p. 248.
References
[edit]- Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- Hepper, David J. (2023). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1649-1860. Seaforth. ISBN 9781399031028.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
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