HM galley Comet (1777)

History
South Carolina
Name	Comet
Acquired	1775 by purchase
Captured	22 December 1777
Great Britain
Name	HM galley Comet
Acquired	22 December 1777 by capture
Fate	Destroyed 29 April 1780
General characteristics [1]
Type	1775:Schooner converted to brig to snow RN:Galley
Tons burthen	est. 120 (bm)
Propulsion	Sails, then oars and sails after conversion to a galley
Complement	SC brig:80-85 Prize:35 HM galley:40
Armament	1775: 2 × 12-pounder guns in the bow + several 4- or 6-pounder guns amidships + possibly swivel guns as well + possibly 2 × 9-pounder stern chasers Later:16 carriage guns total, later reduced to 12 British service: 1 × 18-pounder gun in the bow + 6 × 6-pounder guns amidships

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.