HMS Atalante (1808)
HMS Atalante passing Sambro, Nova Scotia by W. E. Bailey | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Atalante |
| Ordered | 26 April 1806 |
| Builder | Goodrich, or Robert Shedden, Bermuda |
| Launched | August 1808 |
| Fate | Wrecked 10 November 1813 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bermuda-class ship-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 39931⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 29 ft 11 in (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 2 × 9-pounder guns + 16 × 24-pounder carronades |
| Notes | All dimensions are per design; there are no records for the "as built" dimensions |
HMS Atalante (or Atalanta) was an 18-cannon sloop-of-war launched in 1808, and ordered in 1806, from Bermuda. However, the ship was wrecked on 10 November 1813, caused by fog off Halifax, Nova Scotia.