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| History | |
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| Name | HMSFury |
| Ordered | 5 June 1813 |
| Builder | MrsMary Ross,Rochester, Kent |
| Laid down | September 1813 |
| Launched | 4 April 1814 |
| Reclassified | Converted to Arctic discovery vessel, 1821 |
| Fate | Bilged inPrince Regent Inlet,Baffin Island and abandoned, 25 August 1825 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hecla-classbomb vessel |
| Tons burthen | 3721⁄94 tonsbm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full rigged |
| Complement | 67 |
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HMSFury was aHecla-classbomb vessel of the BritishRoyal Navy.
The ship was ordered on 5 June 1813 from the yard of MrsMary Ross, atRochester, Kent, laid down in September, and launched on 4 April 1814.
Fury saw service at theBombardment of Algiers on 27 August 1816, under the command ofConstantine Richard Moorsom.[1]
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Between November 1820 and April 1821,Fury was converted to anArctic exploration ship and re-rated as asloop. CommanderWilliam Edward Parry commissioned her in December 1820, andFury then made two journeys to theArctic, both in company with hersister ship,Hecla. Her first Arctic journey, in 1821, was Parry's second in search of theNorthwest Passage. The farthest point on this trip, the perpetually frozen strait betweenFoxe Basin and theGulf of Boothia, was named after the two ships,Fury and Hecla Strait.
On her second Arctic trip,Fury was commanded byHenry Parkyns Hoppner while Parry, in command of the expedition, moved toHecla. This voyage was disastrous forFury. She was damaged by ice at the start of the second season and was eventually abandoned on 25 August 1825, at what has since been called Fury Beach onSomerset Island.[2] Her stores were unloaded onto the beach and later came to the rescue ofJohn Ross, who travelled overland to the abandoned cache when he lost his ship further south in theGulf of Boothia on his 1829 expedition.
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In 1956, Captain T. C. Pullen,Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), sailedHMCS Labrador on an expedition through the Northwest Passage. During this voyageLabrador recovered twoAdmiralty Pattern anchors on Fury Beach, Somerset Island. The anchors were left there in 1825 by the crews ofFury andHecla, together with stores, boats, and other items. The anchors had been a landmark for sailors for 136 years.
Labrador transported the artefacts toHalifax, Nova Scotia, and they were placed in theMaritime Command Museum (1961). In 1972,Fury's anchors were moved to CCG Base Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1981, the anchors were removed to theCanadian Coast Guard College atSydney, Nova Scotia. In 1991, the relics were prepared to be part of a popular exhibit. On 6 May 1998, the anchors were donated by the Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) to theCollège militaire royal de Saint-Jean atSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec. Currently, the anchors are displayed at the northeastern corner of the parade square, and are in the custody ofle Musèe du Fort Saint-Jean.
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