French frigate Comète (1796)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Comète.

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.

History
France
Name	Comète
Namesake	Comet
Laid down	October 1794
Launched	11 March 1796
In service	January 1798
Fate	Broken up in 1810
General characteristics
Class and type	Romaine-class frigate
Displacement	700 tonnes (690 long tons)
Length	45.5 m (149 ft 3 in)
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Draught	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	40 guns: 24 × 24-pounders 16 × 8-pounders
Armour	Timber

Construction

Comète was laid down at Le Havre, France, in October 1794 and launched on 11 March 1796. She entered service in January 1798.

Service history

On 19 February 1806, Comète, the frigate Félicité, and the corvette Diligente captured and burned the American vessel Lark, Moore, master, which was sailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jamaica.

From June 1808, Comète served as a mast machine at Bayonne, France. She was broken up in 1810.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671–1870 (in French). Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 121. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.