To Commemorate the Anniversary of the Loss of Tyne Class Destroyer Depot Ship Cdr S G Clark Signed First Day Cover - 12th November 1990 - Plymouth, Devon. 5x7 inches HMS Hecla was a destroyer tender of the Royal Navy in World War II. In addition to ample space for stores to resupply shorter-ranged destroyers at sea, Hecla boasted 20,000 sq ft of workshop space and three cranes, one rated at 10-tons and the other two at 4-tons apiece.