HMS Lily (1837)

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

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

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 typeRacer-class 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

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. Winfield, p. 1111
  2. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • 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. OCLC 52620555.
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