HMS Spencer (1795)
A painting of Lilly (left) being captured by Dame Ambert (right) on 14 July 1804 by Jean-Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Spencer |
| Builder | Bermuda |
| Acquired | By purchase in 1795 |
| Renamed | HMS Lilly in 1800 |
| Captured | 14 July 1804 |
| France | |
| Name | Général Ernouf |
| Acquired | By capture on 14 July 1804 |
| Fate | Destroyed by explosion in action in 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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. 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.