HMS Lily (1837)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lily.

Snake (1832); Serpent (1832); Racer (1833); Wanderer (1835); Harlequin (18236); Ringdove (1833); Wolverine (1836); Sappho (1837); Lily (1837) RMG J4635.png
Lily
History
United Kingdom
NameLily
NamesakeLily
Ordered10 July 1832
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downDecember 1835
Launched28 September 1837
Completed12 March 1838
Commissioned15 December 1837
FateSold for scrap, 7 April 1904
General characteristics
Class and type brig-sloop
Tons burthen432 17⁄94 bm
Length
  • 100 ft 6 in (30.6 m) (Gun deck)
  • 78 ft 9 in (24.0 m) (Keel)
Beam32 ft 6 in (9.9 m)
Draught12 ft 4 in (3.8 m)
Depth15 ft 3 in (4.6 m)
Complement110
Armament2 × 9-pdr cannon; 14 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Lily was a 16-gun brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

Description[]

Lily had a length at the gundeck of 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m) and 78 feet 9 inches (24.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 32 feet 6 inches (9.9 m), a draught of 12 feet 4 inches (3.8 m) and a depth of hold of 15 feet 3 inches (4.6 m). The ship's tonnage was 432 17⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Racer class was armed with a pair of 9-pounder (or 18-pounder) cannon and fourteen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 120 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career[]

Lily, the fifth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 10 July 1832, laid down in December 1835 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 29 September 1837.[2] She was completed on 12 March 1838 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 15 December 1837.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1111
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 126
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 199

References[]

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6.

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