Comet (clipper)
Comet was an 1851 California clipper built by William H. Webb which sailed in the Australia trade and the tea trade. This extreme clipper was very fast. She had record passages on two different routes: New York City to San Francisco, and Liverpool to Hong Kong, and beat the famous clipper Flying Dutchman in an 1853 race around the Horn to San Francisco.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Comet |
| Owner | Bucklin & Crane, New York City |
| Builder | William H. Webb, New York |
| Launched | July 10, 1851 |
| Fate | Sold to the United Kingdom, 1863 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | Black Ball Line |
| Operator | T. M. Mackay & Co., Liverpool |
| Acquired | 1863 |
| Renamed | Fiery Star [VNKF] |
| Fate | Sank, 12 May 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Extreme clipper |
| Tons burthen | 1836 tons OM, 1361 tons NM |
| Length | 241 ft (73 m) LOA |
| Beam | 41 ft 4 in (12.60 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m) |
| Notes | 2 decks |
In 1863 the Comet was sold to the Black Ball Line and renamed the Fiery Star. She was lost at sea on 12 May 1865 after a fire had broken out in her cargo of wool.
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