French frigate Comète (1796)
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Comète |
| Namesake: | Comet |
| Builder: | Le Havre |
| Laid down: | October1794 |
| Launched: | 11 March 1796 |
| In service: | January 1798 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1810 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Romaine class frigate |
| Displacement: | 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 45.5 metres |
| Beam: | 11.8 metres |
| Draught: | 5 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
40 guns: |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Comète was a Romaine class frigate of the French Navy.
She took part in the Atlantic campaign of 1806 and in the Battle of San Domingo.
From June 1808, she was used as a mast machine in Bayonne, and was eventually broken up in 1810.
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.[page needed][self-published source?]
