HMS Lily (1837)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Lily.
History
United Kingdom
Name: Lily
Namesake: Lily
Ordered: 10 July 1832
Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down: December 1835
Launched: 28 September 1837
Completed: 12 March 1838
Commissioned: 15 December 1837
Fate: Sold for scrap, 7 April 1904
General characteristics
Class and type: Racer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen: 432 17/94 bm
Length:
  • 100 ft 6 in (30.6 m) (Gun deck)
  • 78 ft 9 in (24.0 m) (Keel)
Beam: 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m)
Draught: 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m)
Depth: 15 ft 3 in (4.6 m)
Complement: 110
Armament: 2 × 9-pdr cannon; 14 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Lily was a 16-gun Racer-class 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 1794 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. 1 2 Winfield, p. 1111
  2. 1 2 Winfield & Lyon, p. 126
  3. Colledge, p. 199

References

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