HMS Comus (1806)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Comus.
HMS Comus was a 22-gun Laurel-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806.[3] In 1807 she took part in one notable single-ship action and was at the capture of Copenhagen. In 1815 she spent six months with the West Africa Squadron suppressing the slave trade during which time she captured ten slavers and freed 500-1,000 slaves. She was wrecked in 1816 with no loss of life.
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Name | HMS Comus |
Ordered | 30 January 1805 |
Builder | Custance & Co, Great Yarmouth |
Laid down | August 1805 |
Launched | 28 August 1806 |
Completed | By 19 November 1806 |
Commissioned | October 1806 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp: "Comus 15 Augt. 1807"[1] |
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Class and type | 22-gun Laurel-class sixth-rate post ship |
Tons burthen | 52236⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 31 ft 6+3⁄4 in (9.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 155 |
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