COMET

Registry and Rig Information

Name COMET
Registry U.S.
Official Number 5683
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 181.16
Width 29.00
Depth 12.33
Gross Tonnage 621.90
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

Rebuilds Full deck cabin added in 1860. Readmeasured at Buffalo, NY, May 19, 1865 (182 x 29.16 x 11.16; 744.16 gross).
History Received first enrollment at Buffalo, NY, May 19, 1857.
Disposition Sunk by collision with Canadian propeller MANITOBA August 26, 1875, above Whitefish Point, Lake Superior; ten lives lost. Final enrollment surrendered at Cleveland, OH, on February 25, 1876, and endorsed \"abandoned.\"

Build Information

Builder Peck & Masters
Place Built Cleveland, OH
Date Built 1857-00-00

Source

Source HCGL