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COMET paddle gunboat, RIM (1839)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Comet     John Laird, Sons & Co, Birkenhead     1839 unknown


Technical data


Displacement normal, t

205bm

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m 
Breadth, m 
Draught, m 
No of shafts

side wheels

Machinery

sails + boilers, 1 SE

Power, h. p.

40nhp

Max speed, kts 
Fuel, t

coal

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament 
Complement 


Project history

Iron-hulled paddle gunboat, built for India.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.