British steam sloop 'Hecate' (1838)

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Hecate
Nominal Guns	4	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.3.1838	B181
Keel Laid Down	6.1838	B181
Launched	30.3.1838	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B181
Ship Class	Hydra Class (1837)	B181
Designed by	Sir William SymondsBritish Designer Ship Builder	B181
Category	Unrated	B181
Ship Type	Steam Sloop	B181
Sold for Break Up	1865	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck165' 0"Imperial Feet50.292
Length of Keel143' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet43.5928
Breadth32' 10"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold20' 4"Imperial Feet6.1976
Draught Forward12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Displacement1096Ton
Displacement1096
Displacement1,096
Burthen814 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.3.1838Broadside Weight = 32 Imperial Pound ( 14.512 kg)B181
Gun Deck2 British 32-Pounder
Pivot Mount2 British 8inch

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.11.1837135Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
23.12.1843 - 23.7.1845CommanderNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1838Began building at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham B181
7.12.1838Completed building at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £27742.0.0dB181
1860Survey shipB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Eva West on Saturday 1st of June 2013 20:20

Commander from June 11, 1845 to Spring of 1847 was Joseph West. Source is NBD1949 page 1272

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