"1777-12-22"^^ . "53527991"^^ . . "*1775:Schooner converted to brig to snow\n*RN:Galley"@en . . . . . . . . "*1775:2 x 12-pounder guns in the bow + several 4 or 6-pounder guns amidships + possibly swivel guns as well + possibly 2 \u00D7 9-powder stern chasers\n*Later:16 carriage guns total later reduced to 12\n*British service:1 \u00D7 18-pounder gun in the bow + 6 \u00D7 6-pounder guns amidships"@en . . "Comet"@en . "Sails, then oars and sails after conversion to a galley"@en . "1777-12-22"^^ . "HM galley Comet was the South Carolina Navy's brigantine Comet, which the government of South Carolina purchased in 1775. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1777. She grounded and was destroyed in 1780."@en . . . . . . . . . "title"@en . . "Comet"@en . . . . "*SC brig:80-85\n*Prize:35\n*HM galley:40"@en . . . . "HM galley Comet"@en . "South Carolina"@en . . . . . . "1777-12-22"^^ . . . . . . . . "1081741483"^^ . . . . . "--12-22"^^ . "--04-29"^^ . . . "Destroyed 29 April 1780" . . . . . . . . "HM galley Comet"@en . . "HM galley Comet (1777)"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "10374"^^ . . . "HM galley Comet was the South Carolina Navy's brigantine Comet, which the government of South Carolina purchased in 1775. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1777. She grounded and was destroyed in 1780."@en . "est. 120"@en . "1775"^^ . . "60"^^ . "Great Britain"@en .