COMET

Date1812

Object NameSNOW

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

DimensionsLength, 85' x Breadth, 24' x Depth, 16'
gross tonnage 213 tons

Object numberABDSHIP003001

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: unknown

Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's underwriters 1831 (C889).

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Snow rigged, 1 deck with beams

Owners:
1813-20: Thompson
1820-23: E. Reilly
1824-31: Graham & Co.

Masters:
1813-20: Master W. Leisk
1820-22: Master J. Anderson
1822-23: Master W. Lawson
1824-31: Master J. Brown

Voyages (Lloyd's underwriters):
1813: London - Petersburg
1814: London - Dublin
1814-15: Liverpool - Newfoundland
1816: Plymouth
1818-20: Cork
1821-22: Dublin - Murmansk
1823: Dublin - St. John's, Newfoundland
1824-31: Liverpool - New Brunswick

General History:
28/11/1823:
For sale 8 December at Jee Brothers and Humbles office (brokers), the British built brig COMET, burthen per register 213 tons. Has lately undergone thorough repair, is newly sheathed, completely found and may be sent to sea at a trifling expense. Carries large cargo for her tonnage and is well adapted for the timber or cotton trade.
(Liverpool Mercury)

Note: carried 2 guns in 1814