HM galley Comet (1777)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Comet.
HM galley Comet was the South Carolina Navy's brigantine Comet, which the government of South Carolina purchased in 1775. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1777. She grounded and was destroyed in 1780.
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South Carolina | |
Name | Comet |
Acquired | 1775 by purchase |
Captured | 22 December 1777 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HM galley Comet |
Acquired | 22 December 1777 by capture |
Fate | Destroyed 29 April 1780 |
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Tons burthen | est. 120 (bm) |
Propulsion | Sails, then oars and sails after conversion to a galley |
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