HMS Lily was a 16-gun Racer-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
Description
editLily 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
editLily, 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
editReferences
edit- 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.
External links
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