British sloop 'Atalanta' (1781)

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Atalanta ➡ 1797 Helena	20360
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American sloop 'Atalanta' (1781) (14) 1781-1781 American 14 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	7.7.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness	DANFS
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	8.1802	BWAS-1714

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
Burthen300 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.7.1781Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1781 - 13.3.1783Commander ADM 6/22/495
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 15.7.1782BWAS-171413.3.1783 - 18.2.1785Commander ADM 6/23/273
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 18.3.1785ADM 61.12.1787Commander ADM 6/23/440ADM 6/2311.9.1788 - 5.3.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/477BWAS-17145.3.1790 - 21.11.1790Commander ADM 6/24/93
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 26.11.1790ADM 6/2420.10.1790 - 21.11.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/150
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 16.12.1791ADM 6/2419.11.1790 - 25.2.1791Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/87ADM 6/241.10.1791 - 19.10.1791CommanderBWAS-17148.11.1791 - 5.7.1792Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/250
Issued by
Confirmed 26.6.1793ADM 6/241792 - 28.3.1793CommanderBWAS-17145.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/25

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1784 - 4.7.1784Acting Lieutenant Transfered ADM 196/68/191ADM 19626.3.1790 - 27.10.1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/137
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 29.9.1791ADM 6/2428.10.1790 - 21.11.1790Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/150
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 16.12.1791ADM 6/248.11.1791 - 5.5.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/175
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 28.9.1792ADM 6/2427.6.1792 - 29.4.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/191
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 5.1.1793ADM 6/24

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.7.1783 - 29.2.1784Midshipman ADM 196/68/191ADM 196

Service History

DateEventSource
18.2.1785

Paid off

ADM 34
6.1787Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1.1788Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7042.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1788RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1788Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
10.1788Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £778.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.2.1789Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
3.1793Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
3.1797Renamed HelenaBWAS-1714
20.5.1799

Sailed from Plymouth on a cruise

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8.1802Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

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