HMS Hecate (1871)

Right elevation plan from Brassey's Naval Annual 1888–1889
History
United Kingdom
NameHecate
NamesakeHecate
BuilderJ & W Dudgeon, Cubitt Town, London
Cost£156,782
Laid down5 September 1870
Launched30 September 1871
Completed24 May 1877
CommissionedApril 1872
Out of service1901
Refit1885–86
FateSold for scrap, 12 May 1903
General characteristics
Class and typeCyclops-class breastwork monitor
Displacement3,480 long tons (3,540 t)
Length225 ft (68.6 m) (p/p)
Beam45 ft (13.7 m)
Draught16 ft 3 in (5.0 m) (deep load)
Installed power1,579 ihp (1,177 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 inverted compound steam engines
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement156
Armament2 × twin 10-inch rifled muzzle loaders
Armour

HMS Hecate was the last ship completed of the four Cyclops-class breastwork monitors built for the Royal Navy during the 1870s.