&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Comet_1945_IWM_FL_8293.jpg) Comet, 19 September 1945
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Comet |
| Builder | Yarrow, Scotstoun |
| Laid down | 14 June 1943 |
| Launched | 22 June 1944 |
| Commissioned | 6 June 1945 |
| Out of service | Paid off in February 1958 |
| Identification | Pennant number: R26 (later D26) |
| Fate | Arrived for breaking up at Troon on 23 June 1962 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | C-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,865 long tons (1,895 t) (standard) |
| Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.6 m) o/a |
| Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.9 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 3 in (4.6 m) (full load) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range | 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 186 |
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HMS Comet was one of thirty-two C-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War, a member of the eight-ship Co sub-class.