HMS Hecate (1839)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hecate.

Hecate aground in Neah Bay east of Cape Flattery between 15 and 21 August 1861
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Hecate
Ordered12 March 1838[1]
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Cost£27,742[1]
Laid downJune 1838
Launched30 March 1839
Commissioned7 December 1839
FateSold for breaking in 1865
General characteristics [1]
TypeScrew sloop
Tons burthen817 bm
Length165 ft (50.3 m)
Beam32 ft 10 in (10.0 m)
Draught13 ft (4.0 m) (aft)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
Installed power240 nhp
Propulsion
  • Iron tubular boilers
  • 2-cylinder side lever steam engine
  • Paddles
Sail planBrig rig
Speed9 knots (17 km/h) (under steam)
Complement135
Armament

HMS Hecate was a 4-gun Hydra-class paddle sloop launched on 30 March 1839 from the Chatham Dockyard.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2004), p.159.
  2. ^ Bastock, p.44.