''Comète'' was a of the

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. She took part in the

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and in the

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Construction

''Comète'' was

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, in October 1794 and launched on 11 March 1796. She entered service in January 1798.

Service history

On 19 February 1806, ''Comète'', the frigate , and the corvette captured and burned the American vessel ''Lark'', Moore, master, which was sailing from

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, to

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.''Lloyd's List'', no. 406

– Retrieved 1 February 2014. From June 1808, ''Comète'' served as a Mast (ship), mast machine at Bayonne, France. She was broken up in 1810.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comete (1796) Age of Sail frigates of France Romaine-class frigates 1796 ships Ships built in France