HMS Atalanta was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 12 August 1775. She served during the American Revolutionary War. On 28 May 1781, Atlanta was engaged by the privateer Alliance, in which 24 crew were killed or wounded.[1] In May 1782, under the command of Brett, she destroyed an American privateer (6 guns, 25 men), under then command of Ayret, near Cape d'Or. Privateers from Cumberland (including Samuel Rogers) were on board. The privateers escaped to the woods leaving their provisions, which Captain Brett took to Cumberland.[2]
_RMG_J4428.png) Drawing of the Atalanta, 1775
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Atalanta |
| Ordered | 1 December 1773 |
| Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Laid down | 9 April 1774 |
| Launched | 12 August 1775 |
| Commissioned | August 1775 |
| Renamed | HMS Helena in March 1797 |
| Fate | Sold August 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 300 4⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 10 in (3.9 m) |
| Complement | 125 |
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She also served in the French Revolutionary War, and was then renamed HMS Helena in March 1797 before being sold for disposal in 1802.[3]
References
edit- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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