HMS Spencer (1795)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Spencer, HMS Lily, and Général Ernouf (ship).

Painting of Lilly (left) being captured by Dame Ambert on 14 July 1804
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Spencer
BuilderBermuda
AcquiredBy purchase in 1795
RenamedHMS Lilly in 1800
Captured14 July 1804
France
NameGénéral Ernouf
AcquiredBy capture on 14 July 1804
FateDestroyed by explosion in action in 1805
General characteristics
Class & typeBrig-sloop or ship-sloop
Tons burthen211 12⁄94 bm
Length92 ft 6 in (28.2 m) (overall); 72 ft 0 in (21.9 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 11 in (7.0 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
Sail planThree-masted sloop
Complement
  • British service:121
  • Privateer: 129 sailors + 31 soldiers (when lost)
Armament
  • British service: 14 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 4-pounder bow chasers
  • Privateer:18 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 4-pounder bow chasers

HMS Spencer was a 16-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, which was launched as the merchantman Sir Charles Grey. The Admiralty purchased her in 1795, after having hired her from 1793 to 1794, and renamed her HMS Lilly in 1800. The French privateer Dame Ambert captured her in 1804 and Lilly became the privateer Général Ernouf. She blew up in 1805 while in an engagement with HMS Renard.


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