HMS ''Woodcock'' was a

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''Cuckoo''-class schooner. Crane & Holmes built and launched her at

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in 1806. Like many of her class and the related s, she succumbed to the perils of the sea relatively early in her career. She was commissioned in 1806 under Lieutenant Isaac Charles Smith Collett. She was wrecked 13 February 1807 at Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel in the

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. She and her sister ship had anchored there when a gale came up. Because of the storm it was impossible to clear the land and at 5pm Collett ran her ashore after her anchors had parted and water was continuously washing over her. Lines were passed to the shore and all her crew made it safely to land. ''Wagtail'' was wrecked three hours later.

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