On the first journey, "Hecla" and her companion ship "Griper" reached a longitude 112 ° 51' W in the 1819 before backtracking to winter off Melville Island.
On the first journey, "Hecla" was commanded by Parry. She and her companion ship, the gun brig HMS "Griper", reached a longitude 112 ° 51' W in the 1819 before backtracking to winter off Melville Island.