British bomb vessel 'Comet' (1695)

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Santo Ángel de la Guarda (74) 1772-1809
Spanish 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1772)
Despatch (16) 1812-1836
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1812)
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British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1807)
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Unrated Sloop
(1801)
Rapid (14) 1812-1812
American 14 Gun
Privateer Sloop
(1812)
Siege of Sevastopol
Valorous (22) 1804-1817
British 22 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1804)
Le Henri IV (100) 1848-1854
French 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
(1848)
Jeremiah BealeBritish
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Service 1779-1810
Robert Giffard LeaverBritish
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Service 1784-1795
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Comet
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1694/95	BWAS-1603
Acquired	23.4.1695	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	B028
Ship Class	Serpent Class (1695)	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry JohnsonBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1681-1709	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Captured	10.10.1706	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck66' 1 ½"Imperial Feet20.1295
Length of Keel50' 6"Imperial Feet15.3924
Breadth23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen143 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1695Broadside Weight = 4 Imperial Pound ( 1.814 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British 2-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 12 1/2" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.169530Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1695 - 29.2.1695/96Commander Transfered ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/328.2.1695/96 - 9.6.1696Commander ADM 6/3/133ADM 6/310.6.1696 - 16.2.1696/97Commander ADM 6/4/6ADM 6/416.2.1696/97 - 2.2.1697/98CommanderBWAS-16032.3.1701/2 - 29.4.1702Commander ADM 6/7/24ADM 6/730.4.1702 - 2.9.1704Commander ADM 6/7/31BWAS-160318.12.1704 - 7.1.1705/6Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/123BWAS-16038.1.1705/6 - 7.3.1705/6Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/217ADM 6/85.6.1706 - 10.10.1706Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/8/256BWAS-1603

13 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 5.1.1695/96Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/112ADM 6/324.4.1695 - 1695Gunner ADM 6/3/52ADM 6/324.4.1695 - 7.2.1695/96Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/52ADM 6/31696 - 2.2.1695/96Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/125ADM 6/31696 - 15.10.1696Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/5/37ADM/A2.3.1695/96 - 1696Boatswain ADM 6/3/134ADM 6/32.3.1695/96 - 6.3.1695/96Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/133ADM/A3.3.1695/96 - 23.2.1696/97Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/135ADM 6/31697 - 2.3.1696/97Cook ADM 6/4/83ADM 6/416.1.1696/97 - 1697Boatswain ADM 6/4/62ADM 6/425.2.1696/97 - 3.3.1696/97Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/4/77ADM 6/43.3.1696/97 - 1697Cook ADM 6/4/80ADM 6/44.3.1696/97 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/80ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
1696To NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1697At NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
2.2.1697/98

Paid off

ADM 51
2.9.1702Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 106
10.10.1706Taken by three French privateers off DunkirkBWAS-1603
10.10.1706Taken by ref:692

Notes on Ship

Captor ref:692

Maybe Don du St Esprit

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