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"
Fate	Sold, 13 April 1831
United Kingdom
Name	Hecla
Acquired	1831 by purchase
Fate	Wrecked 23 June 1840
General characteristics
Class and type	Hecla-class bomb vessel; Arctic discovery vessel, 1819–1827; Survey ship, 1827–1831;
Tons burthen	37526⁄94, or 404 (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.

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