HCS Comet (1798)
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hcs-comet-1798-167-8936963
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HCS Comet (1798)
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The H[onourable] C[ompany's] S[hip] Comet was launched in 1798 by the Bombay Dockyard. She was a brig belonging to the British East India Company's naval arm, the Bombay Marine. She foundered without a trace in late 1800 or early 1801. In October 1800 Earl Talbot struck on the Perates, in the South China Sea some 300 miles to the southeast of Hong Kong, during a gale. She foundered with the loss of all her passengers and crew, who numbered some 150 persons. Houghton was sailing from China to Bom
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date created:
2021-02-26T21:21:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T14:22:03Z
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