Atalanta (1798 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Builder | Holland |
| Launched | 1795 |
| Acquired | 1798 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Last listed in 1833 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 137, or 138, or 140, or 145 (bm) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
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Atalanta was launched in Holland in 1795, perhaps under another name. She was captured in 1798, and thereafter traded generally as a British merchantman. She was brig-rigged. Between 1801 and 1804 she made two voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people, and may have been temporarily captured during the second. She then became a West Indiaman. Next, between 1808 and 1814, she made two voyages as a whaler in Australian and New Zealand waters. After the whaling voyages she traded more widely, especially to the Baltic. She was last listed in 1833.