HMS Hecla (1815)
Lithograph depicting HMS Hecla and HMS Fury, by Arthur Parsey, 1823 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Hecla |
| Namesake | Hekla |
| Ordered | 5 June 1813 |
| Builder | Barkworth & Hawkes, North Barton, Hull |
| Laid down | July 1813 |
| Launched | 22 July 1815 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Algiers" |
| Fate | Sold, 13 April 1831 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Hecla |
| Acquired | 1831 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 23 June 1840 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type |
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| Tons burthen | 37526⁄94, or 404 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 7+1⁄2 in (8.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 10+1⁄2 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged |
| Complement | 67 |
| Armament |
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HMS Hecla was a Royal Navy Hecla-class bomb vessel launched in 1815. Like many other bomb vessels, she was named for a volcano, in this case Hekla in southern Iceland. She served at the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816. Subsequently, she took part in three expeditions to the Arctic. She then served as a survey vessel on the coast of West Africa until she was sold in 1831. She became a merchantman and in 1834 a Greenland whaler. She was wrecked in 1840.