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| Name | Comet (1828) | Explanation | |
| Type | Sloop | ||
| Launched | 11 August 1828 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 462 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 18 | ||
| Fate | 1862 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1832 = Comus | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 31 October 1832 | Renamed Comus | ||
| 9 May 1839 - 1841 | Commanded by Commander Evan Nepean, West Indies | ||
| January 1842 - May 1842 | Commanded by Acting Commander George Evan Davis, West Indies | ||
| (January 1843) | Out of commission at Chatham | ||
| 14 December 1844 - 9 November 1846 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Sparke Thompson, south-east coast of America | ||
| (November 1845) | Commanded by Acting Commander Edward Augustus Inglefield, during the Anglo-French action in Uruguay | ||
| 17 November 1846 | Commanded by Commander Edwin Claton Tennyson D'Eyncourt, south-east coast of America | ||
| 3 May 1853 | Commanded (from commissioning at Sheerness) by Commander William Abdy Fellowes, East Indies | ||
| 23 July 1855 | Commanded by Commander Robert Jenkins, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 30 December 1857 - 7 June 1858 | Commanded (until paying off at Chatham) by Commander Richard Dawkins, East Indies and China | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Ma 22 May 1848 | The Kestrel packet left Monte Video the 12th of March, and arrived at Rio the 30th, and remained with Her Majesty's ship Comus, Acheron steamer, and Crescent receiving ship. | ||
| Sa 8 December 1849 | Portsmouth, Dec. 6. In Port and Fitting In the Harbour. - The Victory and Illustrious flag-ships, the Excellent gunnery ship; the Blenheim steam-guard-ship; the Eurydice, stripping to pay off; the Contest, fitting out; the Rolla apprentices' brig, laying up for the winter; the Fairy and Elfin, and Portsmouth yachts; the Flamer packet from Holyhead, and the Echo tug.In Dock. - The Britannia, 120; the Dauntless, 24; the Fantome, 16; the Lily, 16; the Fox, 42; the Devastation, and the Birkenhead steam frigates. In the Basin. - The Princess Charlotte, 104; the Actaeon, 26; and the Sprightly and the Bee steam-vessels. In the Steam Basin, - The Ajax, 60; the Penelope, 22; the Sidon, 26; the Victoria and Albert royal yacht; the Urgent , the Pike, the Asp, and the Blazer. Building. - The Royal Frederick, 120 [subsequently cancelled and later completed as Frederick William]; the Prince of Wales, 120; the Princess Royal, 90; the Argus, and the Furious steam sloops. | ||
| Sa 9 March 1850 | Portsmouth, Friday. In Port and Fitting In Harbour. - The Victory, Illustrious, Blenheim, Excellent, Rolla, Fairy, Fanny, and Echo.In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Fantome, and Penelope. In the Basin. - The Lily. In the Steam-Basin. - The Blazer, Birkenhead, Pike, Asp, Flamer, Comet, Elfin, Victoria and Albert, Hecate, and Termagant. | ||
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