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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Wagtail
Ordered11 December 1805
BuilderJames Lovewell, Great Yarmouth
Laid downFebruary 1806
Launched12 April 1806
FateWrecked 13 February 1807
General characteristics
Class and typeCuckoo class schooner
Tonnage75 1/94 bm
Lengthlist error: <br /> list (help)
56 ft 4 in (17.17 m) (overall)
42 ft 4.125 in (12.9 m) (keel)
Beam18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
Draught
  • Unladen: 5 ft 1.5 in (1.562 m)
  • Laden: 7 ft 6.5 in (2.299 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSchooner
Complement20
Armament4 x 12-pounder Carronades

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] 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 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 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. Wagtail lost one man of her 18-man crew.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p.361.
  2. ^ a b Gossett (1986), pp.56-7).
  • Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London:Mansell).ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.