Comet

Official Number 9322

The Comet was a brig built at Whitehaven by William White. She was launched on the 21st October 1811.

In 1840 the Comet was registered at Whitehaven and was owned by Walker, Wilson & Barwise, and was commanded by Capt.Edward Head. In 1865 the vessel was registered as a brigantine at Whitehaven, owned by Thomas Carmichael, iron ore merchant, and commanded by Capt.Burnell.

The Times, Monday, 17th October 1881, page 11;

" The Comet, brigantine, of Whitehaven, is reported from Pembroke to have stranded at Peopton Point at 8.30 on the 14th of October, and is likely to become a total wreck. The crew were saved by ropes previous to the arrival of the Angle life apparatus."

The brig must have been salvaged and probably at this time was acquired by an owner in Pembroke. The Comet was owned in Milford Haven until her registry was closed in 1900.

Sources :

1. "Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum (1984).
2. "A List Of The Cumberland Shipping, Corrected To February 1840, by William Sawyers, Comptroller Of Her Majesty's Customs At The Port Of Whitehaven" - 104 tons.
3. Mercantile Navy List 1857 : Comet, 104 tons, official numbe 9322, signal letters KGTL, registered at Whitehaven.
4. Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865: Comet, brigantine, 105 tons, built 1811, vessel registered at Whitehaven, owned by Thomas Carmichael, iron ore merchant, of Whitehaven, master Capt.Burnell.
5. Mercantile Navy List 1880 : Comet, brigantine, 86 tons, built at Whitehaven in 1811, official number 9322, signal letters KGTL, registered at Whitehaven, owned by Thomas Carmichael, of St.Bees, Cumberland.
6. Mercantile Navy List 1899 : Comet, brigantine, 86 tons, built at Whitehaven in 1811, official number 9322, signal letters KGTL, registered at Milford, owned by John Davies, of Milford Haven.
7. The registry of the Comet was closed in 1900 (National Archives, BT 110/19/4).
   

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