British bomb vessel 'Hecla' (1797)

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Hecla

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased4.1797BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBomb VesselBWAS-1793
Broken Up1813BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 9"Imperial Feet28.1559 
Length of Keel76' 5"Imperial Feet23.186 
Breadth27' 2"Imperial Feet8.2369 
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211 
Burthen300 27⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1797Broadside Weight = 190 Imperial Pound ( 86.165 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 68-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 10" Mortar
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
179767Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1797 - 29.6.1799Commander
James OughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1825
BWAS-179329.6.1799 - 4.1800Commander
Peter Turner BoverBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1802
BWAS-179322.4.1800 - 1.1801Commander
Stephen Thomas DigbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1813
BWAS-179313.1.1801 - 5.1803Commander
Richard HatherillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1803
BWAS-17935.1803 - 3.1805Commander
John SykesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1810
BWAS-17933.1805 - 3.1806Commander
John GascoyneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1806
BWAS-17933.1806 - 4.1806Commander
John ThicknesseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1840
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
24.4.1797Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
14.5.1798Operations against Ostend
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
4.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
23.7.1804Bombardment of Le Havre
1.8.1804Bombardment of Le Havre
4.1806Laid up in ordinary at WoolwichBWAS-1793
7.1813Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1793
90.90.1970Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6793.0.0dBWAS-1793


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
14.5.1798-20.5.1798Raid on Ostend
Home Riggs PophamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1820
 

Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Scipio
 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 06:49

Sheerness, 11 October 1801: Orders have been received this morning for the different vessels mentioned, to prepare immediately for paying off, viz, the Magicienne, Braak, Daphne, Waazamield, Hebe, and La Raison frigates; Alceste and Serapis, floating batteries; Experiment, fire vessel, and Hecla, bomb; and Boreas, slop ship; with the Crash, Swinger, Wrangler, Pincher, Scourge, Sparkler, Furnace, Force, Teazer, Gallant, and Constant. [London Courier, 12 October 1801]

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