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| Name | Lily (1837) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig | ||
| Launched | 28 September 1837 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 432 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 16 | ||
| Fate | 1908 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1860 c.h. 18?? = C.29. 18?? = C.15 | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (15 December 1837) - 27 May 1839 | Commanded by Commander John Reeve, west coast of Africa | ||
| 28 May 1839 | Commanded by Commander Charles Deare, Cape of Good Hope & Coast of Africa | ||
| 26 September 1839 - 5 April 1841 | Commanded by Acting Commander George Alexander Seymour, west coast of Africa | ||
| 18 December 1841 - 2 January 1844 | Commanded by Commander George Baker, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 14 December 1844 - 10 July 1847 | Commanded by Commander Charles James Franklin Newton, west coast of Africa | ||
| 4 March 1850 | Commanded by Commander Robert Tench Bedford, East Indies | ||
| 26 August 1851 - 12 April 1855 | Commanded by Commander John Sanderson, East Indies | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Ma 5 November 1849 | Portsmouth, Nov. 4. The Fantome and Lily, 16's, were brought from their moorings yesterday morning, to be docked and refitted for further service. | ||
| Sa 8 December 1849 | Portsmouth, Dec. 6. In Port and Fitting In the Harbour. - The Victory and Illustrious flag-ships, the Excellent gunnery ship; the Blenheim steam-guard-ship; the Eurydice, stripping to pay off; the Contest, fitting out; the Rolla apprentices' brig, laying up for the winter; the Fairy and Elfin, and Portsmouth yachts; the Flamer packet from Holyhead, and the Echo tug.In Dock. - The Britannia, 120; the Dauntless, 24; the Fantome, 16; the Lily, 16; the Fox, 42; the Devastation, and the Birkenhead steam frigates. In the Basin. - The Princess Charlotte, 104; the Actaeon, 26; and the Sprightly and the Bee steam-vessels. In the Steam Basin, - The Ajax, 60; the Penelope, 22; the Sidon, 26; the Victoria and Albert royal yacht; the Urgent , the Pike, the Asp, and the Blazer. Building. - The Royal Frederick, 120 [subsequently cancelled and later completed as Frederick William]; the Prince of Wales, 120; the Princess Royal, 90; the Argus, and the Furious steam sloops. | ||
| Sa 9 March 1850 | Portsmouth, Friday. In Port and Fitting In Harbour. - The Victory, Illustrious, Blenheim, Excellent, Rolla, Fairy, Fanny, and Echo.In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Fantome, and Penelope. In the Basin. - The Lily. In the Steam-Basin. - The Blazer, Birkenhead, Pike, Asp, Flamer, Comet, Elfin, Victoria and Albert, Hecate, and Termagant. | ||
| Tu 8 May 1855 | Her Majesty's sloop Lily, 12, Commander Sanderson, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the China and Australian stations, last from the Brazils. She was detached from the China squadron and left Singapore on the 18th of November, 1854, arrived at Port Phillip December 29, left on the 23d of January, arrived at Rio on the 10th of March last, and left on the 17th for Spithead. She brought golddust from Australia to the amount of 40,000l. sterling, on merchants' account. She met with strong westerly gales and in latitude 58·46 S. longitude 161·8 W. fell In with large icebergs, and was running among them for a fortnight; on coming upon them the barometer was observed to fall a great deal, accompanied by heavy snow-storms. She passed the Exodus, of Liverpool, about 300 miles S.W. of the Lizard, on the 28th ult., with loss of topmasts. When she left the Australian station Her Majesty's ships Calliope and Acheron were at Sydney, and the Fantome and Electra at Melbourne; the marines and seamen of the Electra had been landed on several occasions to act with the military in the late disturbances. The Electra had been to King's Island to rescue the crew of two merchant vessels wrecked there, and had saved 20,000l. in specie. The Lily has been five years and three months in commission, during which time she has circumnavigated the globe. She brought home Lieutenant Davis, on promotion from the Electra; Lieutenant Brock, on promotion from the Lily; Mr Howarth, mate, from the Electra; Mr. Tucker, clerk, from the Fantome; and Mr. Douglas, mate, from the Styx, to join the Bulldog. | ||
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