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| William Loney RN - Background |
| Home-Loney-Background-The Royal Navy | Browse mid-Victorian RN vessels: A; B; C; D; E - F; G - H; I - L; M; N - P; Q - R; S; T - U; V - Z; ?? |
| Name | Hecate | Explanation | |
| Type | 2nd class sloop | ||
| Launched | 30 March 1839 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 817 tons | ||
| Displacement | 1096 tons | ||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1865 | ||
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| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | Out of commission at Chatham | ||
| 14 September 1840 - 23 August 1843 | Commanded by Commander James Hamilton Ward, Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840) | ||
| (October 1843) | Out of commission at Woolwich | ||
| 11 June 1845 - 1847 | Commanded by Commander Joseph West, west coast of Africa | ||
| 14 September 1847 - 25 September 1848 | Commanded by Commander Richard Moorman | ||
| 20 September 1850 | Commanded by Commander George Sumner Hand, particular service | ||
| 10 September 1855 - January 1857 | Commanded by Commander Alexander Duff Gordon, west coast of Africa (until Gordon Died) | ||
| 13 February 1857 - 3 July 1858 | Commanded (until paying off at Woolwich) by Commander George Foster Burgess, west coast of Africa | ||
| 15 May 1860 - January 1861 | Commanded by Commander Anthony Hiley Hoskins, Pacific (to replace Plumper) | ||
| 1 September 1860 - 1863 | Commanded by Captain George Henry Richards, surveying Vancover Island | ||
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