 Great Britain | |
|---|---|
| Name | Betsey |
| Owner | The DeWoolf family (1768-1777)[1] |
| Builder | Liverpool[2] |
| Launched | 1768 |
| Fate | Sold 1777 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Comet |
| Acquired | 1777 by purchase |
| Out of service | Paid off in August 1778 |
| Fate | Sold 15 September 1778 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Tons burthen | 140,[1] or 200,[4][2] or 250 bm |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Complement | 100 |
| Armament | 10[5] or 14[6] x 4-pounder guns |
Betsey was a Guineaman (slave ship), launched at Liverpool in 1768. Between 1768 and 1777, she made eight voyages in the triangular trade, transporting enslaved people from West Africa to the Caribbean. In 1777 the British Royal Navy purchased her at Antigua, named her HMS Comet, and armed her as a sloop-of-war. She sailed to England in 1778, where the Navy sold her.
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