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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>
'''HMS ''Wagtail''''' (1806) 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>
She was commissioned in 1806 under Lieut. William Cullis. <ref name=Winfield/> She was wrecked 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)|''Woodcock'']].
She was commissioned in 1806 under Lieut. William Cullis. <ref name=Winfield/> She was wrecked 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)|''Woodcock'']].

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HMS Wagtail (1806) was a Royal Navy Cuckoo of 4 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. She was built by James Lovewell at Great Yarmouth and launched in 1806.[1]

She was commissioned in 1806 under Lieut. William Cullis. [1] She was wrecked 13 February 1807 at Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel in the Azores, three hours after her sister ship Woodcock.

References

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p.359.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.