Hecate (H.M.S.)

This vessel arrived at Esquimalt from England on December 23, 1860 under Commander Anthony Hiley Hoskins RN. All of the officers of H.M.S. Plumper were transferred to H.M.S. Hecate with the exception of Lieutanant Moriarity. Captain Richards RN assumed command. Lieutenant Mayne RN became First Lieutenant. Lieutenant Hankin RN of H.M.S. Hecate became Second Lieutenant. Mr. Daniel Pender RN was appointed as Master and Senior Surveyor. This vessel ran ashore in a dense fog between Tatoosh Island and the Mainland on August 19, 1861. This vessel was refloated and temporary repairs were made. While this vessel was in San Francisco for repairs, in 1861, Her First Lieutenant, Richard Charles Mayne, left the vessel and was relieved by Lieutenant Henry Hand RN. While anchored in James Bay during the winter of 1862 this vessel was frozen fast in the ice at Victoria. This vessel sailed for England December 22, 1862 via San Francisco, Australia and the Cape of Good Hope where this vessel arrived January 04, 1864. This vessel was sold in 1865 and broken up.