---
esi_data:
  fitting_stats:
    cpu_output: 160
    high_slots: 3
    low_slots: 4
    med_slots: 3
    powergrid_output: 40
    rig_slots: 3
  group: Frigate
  hull_stats:
    hp_armor: 700
    hp_shield: 575
    hp_structure: 750
  name: Federation Navy Comet
  race: Unknown
  skill_requirements:
  - level: 2
    skill_id: 3328
  type_id: 17841
  velocity: 375
faction: Gallente Federation
faction_group: Empire
image: /17841.png
last_updated: '2026-04-21T00:58:26.901645'
ship_class: Frigate
source: eve-university
source_stats:
  armorem: 50
  armorexp: 10
  armorhp: 700
  armorkin: 35
  armortherm: 35
  bandwidth: 15 Mbit/sec
  bonuses: '<b>Gallente Frigate bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>

    7.5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed<br>

    20% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage'
  capacitor: 400 GJ
  cargohold: "145 m\xB3"
  class: Frigate
  cpu: 160
  dronebay: "30 m\xB3"
  externallinks: ''
  extrahold: ''
  extraholdtype: ''
  faction: Gallente Federation
  forumlinks: ''
  grouping: Faction Frigates
  highlights1: ''
  highlights2: ''
  highlights3: ''
  highlights4: ''
  highs: 3
  hulltype: Federation Navy Comet Class
  inertia: 3.135
  info: The Comet's design comes from one Arnerore Rylerave, an engineer and researcher
    of the Roden Shipyards corporation.  Originally created as a standard-issue police
    patrol vessel, its tremendous maneuverability and great offensive capabilities
    catapulted it into the Navy's ranks, where it is now a widely-used skirmish vessel.
  launchers: 0
  lows: 4
  mass: 970000
  maxlockedtargets: 5
  maxvelocity: 375
  mediums: 3
  powergrid: 40
  quote: Freedom's greatest defender.
  quote_attribution: Navy recruitment advertisement
  reqskills: '* {{RequiredSkill|Gallente Frigate|II}}

    ** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}'
  scanres: 650 mm
  sensortype: Magnetometric
  sensorvalue: 11 points
  shieldem: 0
  shieldexp: 50
  shieldhp: 575
  shieldkin: 40
  shieldtherm: 20
  shipid: 17841
  shipimg: Federation Navy Comet.jpg
  shipname: Federation Navy Comet
  sigradius: 42 m
  structurehp: 750
  targetrange: 37 km
  tech: F
  totaltraintime: 1h 42m 40s
  turrets: 2
  variations: ''
  volume: 16500
  warpspeed: 5 AU/s
  warptime: 4.22 s
  wikireferences: ''
source_url: https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Federation Navy Comet
tech_level: Faction
title: Federation Navy Comet
type_id: 17841
validation_score: 1.0
---

<img src="/17841.png" alt="Federation Navy Comet" width="300" style="float: left; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 300px;" />

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## Summary

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The Federation Navy Comet, sometimes shortened to FedNav Comet or just Comet, is the Gallente faction frigate and, while technically upgraded from a Tristan, flies more like a souped-up Incursus. While it lacks the role bonuses of pirate faction frigates, the Comet's frigate skill bonuses can almost match them in power. Its exceptional base structure allows a pilot to hull tank it on top of armor tanking it, and coupled with its insane base damage it has one of the best Damage/EHP ratios among frigates. On top of that, its base speed is very decent.

Quite a bit more costly than a T1 frigate, but not nearly as much as pirate frigates, the Comet's primary purpose is solo PvP, though it might find some uses in small gang frigate PvP too. It might also let you blitz some lower level missions.
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## Skills

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Training Gallente Frigate to IV or even V is strongly recommended due to the massive DPS increase with each level trained.
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## Tactics

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The Comet is one of the most versatile T1 frigates. It is commonly flown in two variations:
Brawling may come in several variants, active armor tanked with a NOS, buffer tanked with a Neut or even dual-propped. Its drones coupled with great null damage make it very difficult to scram-kite.

The scram kiting comet too can be either active tanked, buffer tanked or dual-propped. Its drones coupled with long range ammo might come in very handy for fending off kiters, even with an AB fitted.

The comet is also flyable as a kiting boat, it is mostly inferior to the Slicer stats-wise but a kiting Comet brings a big element of surprise. It is also more forgiving than a Slicer to fly as you get a defensive web.
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## Notes

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You can add notes about Federation Navy Comet here.