Editing PS Comet (section)

==Replica==
[[File:The Comet - geograph.org.uk - 485232.jpg|thumb|Replica at Port Glasgow]]
A [[Ship replica|replica]] of the ''Comet'', situated in Port Glasgow, was built by [[Lithgows]] shipyard apprentices in 1962 for the 150th anniversary of the original.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paddlesteamers.org/news/scottish/comet-replica-to-be-refurbished-by-local-shipyard/ | title=Comet Replica to be Refurbished by Local Shipyard | work=Paddle Steamer Preservation Society | date=2010 | author=Gavin Stewart }}</ref><ref name=CometBrewery /> As part of the anniversary celebrations the replica sailed from Port Glasgow to Helensburgh and back, accompanied by a flotilla of small ships.<ref name=ReplicaLifted>{{cite news | url=https://www.inverclydenow.com/from-the-archive-comet-paddle-steamer-replica-lifted-back-into-place-after-restoration-in-2011/ | title=FROM The Archive — Comet Paddle Steamer Replica Lifted Back Into Place After Restoration In 2011 | work=Inverclyde Now | date=15 October 2020 }}</ref>

In 2011, just before the original's 200th anniversary, the replica was restored by a partnership of [[Inverclyde Council]], [[Ferguson Marine|Ferguson Shipbuilders]] and an organisation called The Trust.<ref name=ReplicaLifted /> The restoration cost £180,000.<ref name=ReplicaLifted />

A survey and condition report was commissioned by Inverclyde Council and reported back in 2019. The survey found that the wooden hull of the replica is in such bad condition that it is beyond economic repair, and recommended that the machinery be removed and placed in a new hull.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inverclydenow.com/iconic-comet-replica-is-beyond-repair-expert-finds/ | title=ICONIC Comet Replica Is "Beyond Repair", Expert Finds | date=17 October 2020 | work=Inverclyde Now }}</ref>

In April 2023, the replica ship was dismantled and the woodwork scrapped by Inverclyde Council. No trace of the replica ship remains at the site.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inverclydenow.com/comet-replica-in-port-glasgow-being-removed/ | title=COMET Replica In Port Glasgow Being Removed | date=4 April 2023 | work=Inverclyde Now }}</ref>