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Comet Class (1741)

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Comet Class


Class Details
Nationality British
Approved 1741/09
Designer Surveyors The
Rate Unrated
Type Bomb Vessel
Designed Crew 60
Ships in Class 5

Designed Dimensions
Dimension   Type Metric Source
Length of Gundeck 91' 0" Imperial Feet 27.74 B057
Length of Keel 75' 6" Imperial Feet 23.01 B057
Breadth 26' 0" Imperial Feet 7.92 B057
Depth in Hold 11' 3" Imperial Feet 3.43 B057
Burthen 27145/94 Tons BM B057

Designed Armament
Location Quantity Type Source
Gun Deck 8 British 4-Pounder B057
Gun Deck 12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel B057
Gun Deck 1 British 13" Mortar B057
Gun Deck 1 British 10" Mortar B057

Ships in Class
Launch Date Name End of Service Fate
1742/02/25 Mortar 1749/03/02 Sold
1742/02/26 Firedrake 1763/03/31 Sold
1742/03/13 Terror 1754/12/03 Sold
1742/03/15 Serpent 1748/09/01 Wrecked
1742/03/29 Comet 1749/05/11 Captured

General Notes
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge


Last Updated :2009/07/19 at 10:12:20 by Cy

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