| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Spencer |
| Builder | Bermuda |
| Acquired | By purchase in 1795 |
| Renamed | HMS Lilly in 1800 |
| Captured | March 1804 |
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| Name | Général Ernouf |
| Acquired | By capture March 1804 |
| Fate | Destroyed by explosion in action in 1805 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Brig-sloop or ship-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 211 12⁄94 bm |
| Length | 92 ft 6 in (28.2 m) (overall); 72 ft 0 in (21.9 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 22 ft 11 in (7.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Three-masted sloop |
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HMS Spencer was a 16-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, formerly the civilian Sir Charles Grey. The Admiralty purchased her in 1795, after having hired her in 1793-94, and renamed her HMS Lilly in 1800.[a] The French privateer Dame Ambert captured her in 1804 and Lilly became the French privateer Général Ernouf. She blew up in 1805 while in an engagement with HMS Renard.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 268.
- ^ Colledge & Warlow (2006), p. 229.
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