Name | Lily (1861) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Launched | 27 February 1861 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 702 tons | ||
Displacement | 877 tons | ||
Guns | 4 | ||
Fate | 1867 | ||
Class | Cormorant | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/281 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
10 November 1862 - 27 April 1864 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness) by Commander Henry Harvey, North America and West Indies | ||
14 December 1863 | Commanded by Commander Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage, North America and West Indies | ||
Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
Date | Extract | ||
Tu 27 November 1877 | The Euphrates left Port Said on the 24th inst. for Malta and Portsmouth. Letters have been received from Commodore Sullivan, in the Active, in Simon's Bay, up to the 29th of October. The Industry would convey Mr. Stanley, the explorer, and his followers to Zanzibar. Letters have been received from Admiral Ryder, in the Audacious, at Hongkong, up to the 11th ult.; he would there await the arrival of his successor. The Sheldrake had returned from Ichang to Hankow. The Lily had gone from Nagasaki to Chinkiang. The Midge left on the 24th of September for Tientsin, where she will winter. The Frolic was still in dock at Shanghai, after collision. The Growler was ordered from the Dindings up to Hongkong, where she will be docked. The Vigilant had been docked. The health of the Squadron was satisfactory. |