British sloop 'Lilly' (1804)

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Lilly
Nominal Guns	18
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant ship 'Swallow' (1779) (16) 1779-1804 British 16 Gun Merchant Ship
Purchased	5.1804
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	11.1811

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck99' 0"Imperial Feet30.1752
Length of Keel80' 7 ½"Imperial Feet24.3967
Breadth29' 5"Imperial Feet8.8533
Burthen371 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1804Broadside Weight = 252 Imperial Pound ( 114.282 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Spardeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Spardeck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1804121 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1804 - 5.3.1806CommanderBWAS-179318.9.1805 - 30.1.1807LieutenantNBD184911.1805 - 5.3.1806LieutenantNBD18495.3.1806 - 15.11.1809CommanderNBD184915.11.1809 - 3.1810CaptainNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1805 - 1806MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
21.8.1804Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
11.12.1804Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
30.3.1808Capture of Desirade
11.1811Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Friday 21st of July 2017 08:59

Posted by AvM on Thursday 20th of July 2017 21:22
Papers Respecting The Navy, Presented In Pursuance Of Addresses of the House of Lords to His Majesty.
Navy Office, 18th March 1805

'Lilly' was purchased form Thomas Henry
as 'Swallow' was 26 year old and has 331bm
was purchased for £3,426
moreover £1,359 were spent to fitting the ship at King'S Yard.

Rowan Hackman "Ships of EI Company"
'Lilly' was sold J.Liney, London and reverted to the original name 'Swallow' East and West India Trade
16 Jun 1823 wrecked on thr James and Mary Shoal, River Hoogle, voyage London-Calcutta.

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