HMS Hecate (1809)
HMS Hecate was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop, built by John King at Upnor and launched in 1809. After serving in the British Navy, essentially entirely in the East Indies, she served in the Chilean Navy as Galvarino from 1818 until she was broken up in 1828.
Hecate | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Hecate |
| Namesake | Hecate |
| Builder | John King, Upnor |
| Launched | 1809 |
| Commissioned | 1809 |
| Decommissioned | 1817 |
| Honors and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Java" |
| Fate | Sold October 1817 |
| Chile | |
| Name | Galvarino |
| Namesake | Galvarino |
| Acquired | 1818 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1828 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 384 70⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 100 ft 6 in (30.6 m) o/a; 770 ft 4 in (234.8 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 121 |
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