HMS Fury (1814)

Lithograph depicting HMS Hecla (1815)
and HMS Fury, by Arthur Parsey, 1823
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fury
Ordered5 June 1813
BuilderMrs Mary Ross, Rochester, Kent
Laid downSeptember 1813
Launched4 April 1814
ReclassifiedConverted to Arctic discovery vessel, 1821
FateBilged in Prince Regent Inlet, Baffin Island and abandoned, 25 August 1825
General characteristics
Class & typeHecla-class bomb vessel
Tons burthen372 1⁄94 tons bm
Length
  • 105 ft (32.0 m) (overall)
  • 86 ft 1.25 in (26.2 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged
Complement67
Armament
  • 10 × 24-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1 × 13-inch (330 mm) mortar
  • 1 × 10-inch (250 mm) mortar

HMS Fury was a Hecla-class bomb vessel of the British Royal Navy.

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