HMS Lily (1837)

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

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

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 & 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

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]