British sloop 'Atalanta' (1775)

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Atalanta
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.12.1773	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	9.4.1774	BWAS-1714
Launched	12.8.1775	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Swan Class (1766)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	George WhiteBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1773-1779	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	28.5.1781	BWAS-1714
Becomes	American sloop 'Atalanta' (1781) (14) 1781-1781 American 14 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 7"Imperial Feet29.2904
Length of Keel78' 10"Imperial Feet23.7744
Breadth26' 9"Imperial Feet7.9629
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward7' 1"Imperial Feet2.159
Draught Aft10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Burthen300 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.8.1775Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.8.1775 - 10.7.1776Commander† ADM 6/21/112BWAS-171410.7.1776 - 24.7.1778Commander ADM 6/21/235
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 22.11.1776BWAS-171424.7.1778 - 13.10.1780Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/437ADM 6/2113.10.1780 - 28.5.1781CommanderBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.8.1778 - 17.8.1780Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/441ADM 6/21

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.11.1779 - 15.10.1780MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
9.4.1774Began building at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
12.8.1775Completed building at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6811.9.2dBWAS-1714
12.8.1775Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
2.10.1775Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £835.7.3dBWAS-1714
22.5.1781Action of 1781-05-28
28.5.1781Taken by off Nova Scotia

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/21 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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