HMS Atalanta (1775)
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Drawing of the Atalanta, 1775
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| Class and type: | Swan class ship sloop |
| Name: | HMS Atalanta |
| Ordered: | 1 December 1773 |
| Builder: | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 9 April 1774 |
| Launched: | 12 August 1775 |
| Commissioned: | August 1775 |
| Renamed: | HMS Helena in March 1797 |
| Fate: | Sold August 1802 |
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| Tons burthen: | 300 4⁄94 bm |
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| Beam: | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 10 in (3.9 m) |
| Complement: | 125 |
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HMS Atalanta was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 12 August 1775. She served during both the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary War, and was then renamed HMS Helena in March 1797 before being sold for disposal in 1802.
Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 74°18′00″W / 39.578°N 74.300°W
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