History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Comet |
Builder | Topsham |
Launched | 1800 |
Fate | Sold June 1804 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Spy |
Acquired | June 1804 by purchase |
Fate | Sold December 1813 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Comet |
Acquired | By purchase December 1813 |
Fate | Last listed in 1829 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 254, or 258,[2] or 2745⁄94, or 275[3] (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 2 in (8.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 7 in (3.2 m) |
Sail plan | Ship-sloop |
Complement | 65 |
Armament | 14 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder chase guns |
HMS Spy was launched at 1800 at Topsham in 1800 as the mercantile vessel Comet. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1804 and renamed her HMS Spy. From 1810 she served as store ship. In 1812 she repelled an attack by a French privateer in a single-ship action. The French captured her in 1812 and then released her. The Navy sold her in 1813. Her new owners returned her to mercantile service under the name Comet. She was last listed in 1829.
Comet entered Lloyd's Register in 1800 with E. Tate, master, Lyall, owner, and trade London–Trinidad.[2] It gave her burthen as 258 tons. This information continued unchanged until the Royal Navy purchased Comet.
Comet, of 275 tons (bm), British built, reappeared in Lloyd's Register in 1814 with Wilcocson, master, Parker & Co., owner, and trade London–Quebec.[3] The 1815 volume changed her origin to N. Shoreham, and her burthen to 254 tons. She made voyages to Bermuda and Montreal as well.
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1820 | Wilcokson | Parker | London–Quebec | Register of Shipping |
1825 | Wilcokson | W. Parker | Liverpool–Virginia | Register of Shipping |
1829 | Wilcokson | W. Parker | Liverpool–Virginia | Register of Shipping |
Comet was last listed in 1829.