Dutch brig Komeet (1789)

	His Majesty's Brig Penguin
History
Dutch Republic & Batavian Republic
Name	Komeet
Builder	Amsterdam
Launched	1789
Captured	1795
Great Britain
Name	Comeet
Acquired	1795 by capture
Commissioned	May 1796
Out of service	Paid off to ordinary in 1806
Renamed	HMS Penguin (1798)
Fate	Sold 1808
General characteristics
Type	Brig
Tons burthen	33626⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall; Dutch: 100'; British:92 ft 9+1⁄8 in (28.3 m); Keel:73 ft 3+7⁄8 in (22.3 m);
Beam	Dutch:32'; British:29 ft 4+3⁄8 in (9.0 m);
Depth of hold	Dutch:17'9⁄11; British:16 ft 4+1⁄2 in (5.0 m);
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	Dutch service:110; British service:125;
Armament	Dutch service: 18 × English 9-pounder guns; British service: 14 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades;

The Dutch brig Komeet was launched in 1789 at Amsterdam. HMS Unicorn captured her on the Irish station in 1795. The British Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Comeet; it renamed her HMS Penguin in 1798. It sold her in 1808.

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