HMS Comet (R26)

	Comet, 19 September 1945
History
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)
Installed power	2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 40,000 shp (30,000 kW);
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
Armament	4 × single 4.5 in (114 mm) DP guns; 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun; 2 × single 2-pdr (40 mm) AA guns ; 2 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns; 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 2 throwers and 2 racks for 35 depth charges;

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.

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