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HMS Atalanta (1775)

Quick Facts

Ship Name
HMS Atalanta
Launch Year
1775
Type
Sloop
Class
Swan-class ship-sloop
Rate
Unrated
Launched
1775
Commissioned
1775
Armament
14 guns
Propulsion
Sail
Role
Ship-sloop
Notable for
Swan-class service
Fate
Sold August 1802
Status
Decommissioned

HMS Atalanta (1775) was a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.

Service History

HMS Atalanta served in the late eighteenth-century Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War or the wars that followed, carrying out escort, patrol, dispatch, and small-warship duties.

Historical Significance

HMS Atalanta was part of the elegant and numerous Swan-class, which became a standard Royal Navy ship-sloop design of the period.