HMS Atalanta (1775)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Swan class ship sloop |
| 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: | 96 ft 7 in (29.4 m) (gundeck) 78 ft 10 in (24.0 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 10 in (3.9 m) |
| Complement: | 125 |
| Armament: | 14 x 6-pounder guns; 2 more added ca. 1780 |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Atalanta.
HMS Atalanta was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 12 August 1775. She served during both the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary War, and was then renamed HMS Helena in March 1797 before being sold for disposal in 1802.
References
- 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. OCLC 67375475.
- 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.