Lamentation for the loss of the Comet steam boat
- Ballad Title
- Lamentation for the loss of the Comet steam boat
- Ballad Location
- Bodleian, Harding B 11(3433)
- Digital Source
- Broadside Ballads Online by the Bodleian Libraries
- Background Information
- https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=10675
- Event Date
- 21-10-1825
- Event Location
- Kempock Point, Gourock, Scotland
- Printing Date
- 1825-1850
- Printing Location
- Gateshead, England
- Printer Name
- Stephenson
- Name of Ship
- Comet
- Type of Ship
- Wood paddle steamer
- Port of Origin
- Inverness and Fort William, Scotland
- Intended Destination
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Cause of Shipwreck
- Collision with another vessel
- Number of Casualties
- 70+
- Relevant Countries
- England, Scotland
- Sub-Category
-
Shipwreck Ballads
- Language
-
English Ballads