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HMS Comet (1869) (11th)
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This the eleventh ship to carry the name HMS Comet was a
target ship. Originally HMS Thunderer, a second rate 84-gun ship-of-the-line. Built at Woolwich Dockyard, launched 1831, after spending eight and a half years on the stocks; 196ft long, 52ft wide and of 2,279 tons builders measurement. Used as a target ship May-1863. Renamed HMS Comet 21-Apr-1869. Renamed HMS Nettle 09-Mar-1870. Sold 25-Nov-1901.
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