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 and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Algiers"[1]
Fate	Sold, 13 April 1831
United Kingdom
Name	Hecla
Acquired	1831 by purchase
Fate	Wrecked 23 June 1840
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Hecla-class bomb vessel Arctic discovery vessel, 1819–1827 Survey ship, 1827–1831
Tons burthen	37526⁄94, or 404[3] (bm)
Length	105 ft (32.0 m) (overall) 86 ft 1+1⁄4 in (26.2 m) (keel)
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	10 × 24-pounder carronades 2 × 6-pounder guns 1 × 13-inch (330 mm) mortar 1 × 10-inch (250 mm) mortar

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.