HMS Lily (1874)

A postcard of HMS Lily
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Lily
Ordered	1873
Builder	Robert Napier and Sons, Govan, Glasgow
Cost	£34,108[1]
Yard number	334
Laid down	1873
Launched	27 October 1874
Commissioned	August 1875
Decommissioned	1885
Fate	Wrecked, 16 September 1889
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and type	Arab-class composite gunvessel
Displacement	720 long tons (730 t)
Length	167 ft 0 in (50.9 m) (oa) 150 ft 2 in (45.8 m) (p/p)
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Installed power	829 ihp (618 kW) 3 × boilers
Propulsion	1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine 1 hoisting screw
Sail plan	Barque rig
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	790 nmi (1,460 km; 910 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	90
Armament	1 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun 2 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns 2 × machine guns 1 × light gun

HMS Lily was an Arab-class composite gunvessel built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1874, saw service in Chinese and North American waters, and was wrecked on the coast of Labrador on 16 September 1889.