HMS Wolf (1814)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Wolf |
| Ordered | 8 August 1810 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard (M/s Edward Sison) |
| Laid down | August 1812 |
| Launched | 16 September 1814 |
| Fate | Sold 27 January 1825 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Wolf |
| Acquired | 1825 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 1837 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Crocus-class brig-sloop |
| Type | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 25254⁄94, or 263,[2] or 265 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 25 ft 7 in (7.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8+1⁄2 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 86 |
| Armament |
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HMS Wolf was a 14-gun brig of the Royal Navy that was launched in 1814 from Woolwich Dockyard, too late for the war. The Navy sold her 1825 and she then became a merchant and whale fishing vessel. She was wrecked in the South Seas in 1837.
Wolf sailed to Sheerness on 22 September 1814.
Commander Bernard Yeoman commissioned her on 5 December 1819 for the Cork station. He then sailed her on 27 February 1819. She served on the Irish Station in 1819.
When His Majesty King George visited Dublin in 1821, Wolf was part of the naval escort.[3] Yeoman frequently dined with His Majesty on HMY Royal George, and while the king was in Dublin, Yeoman lived with the household, attended the king in public, and was generally considered as forming part of the royal suite.[4]