HMS Atalanta (1775)

History
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
General characteristics
Tons burthen	300 4⁄94 bm
Length	96 ft 7 in (29.4 m) (gundeck) 78 ft 10 in (24.0 m) (keel)
Beam	26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 10 in (3.9 m)
Complement	125
Armament	14 × 6-pounder guns; 2 more added ca. 1780

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Atalanta.

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.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.