HMS Comet

1822 Launch of the HMS Comet, first steam vessel constructed in a Royal Dockyard
1825 Fitted with Thomas Howard's steam vapourizer, made one trip to Lisbon.
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1822 Launch of the HMS Comet, first steam vessel constructed in a Royal Dockyard
1825 Fitted with Thomas Howard's steam vapourizer, made one trip to Lisbon.
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