Ship Record

HMS Atalanta (1775)

Learn about HMS Atalanta (1775), a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.

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.