Atalanta was launched at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1811. She initially sailed as a government transport, sailing to the Indian Ocean. She also captured an American vessel after the outbreak of war with the United States. She then became a West Indiaman, and later traded with Sierra Leone and Madeira. She made one voyage to Bombay, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was broken up circa 1831.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Atalanta |
| Namesake | Atalanta |
| Builder | William Smith & Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne[1] |
| Launched | 2 March 1811[1] |
| Fate | Broken up circa 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 34227⁄94,[1] or 343 (bm) |
Career
editAtalanta first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 | Davidson | Levit | London–Cape of Good Hope | LR |
In December 1812 the transport Atalanta, Davidson, master, sent into the Cape of Good Hope the American whaler Ocean, of Nantucket.[3][a] On 29 June Atalanta arrived at the Cape from Mauritius.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | Davidson I.Coles |
J.Levitt Johnston |
London transport London–Jamaica |
RS |
| 1816 | Davidson I.Coles |
R.Bayne D.Johnston |
London–Gothenburg London–Jamaica |
LR |
| 1818 | T.Coles M.Corney |
Johnston & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1819 | M.Corney Wilson |
Johnston & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1822 | Wilson | Meaburn | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1823 | Wilson Penman |
Meaburn | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1826 | Penman Johnson |
Meaburn | London–Elsinore London–Bombay |
LR; small repairs 1825 |
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.[5] Captain W.Johnson sailed for Bombay on 26 April 1826.[6]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 | Johnson Tate |
Meaburn | London–Bombay London–Sierra Leone |
LR; small repairs 1825 |
| 1829 | Tate | Meaburn | London–Madeira | LR; small repairs 1825 |
Fate
editLR for 1832 carried the annotation "Broke up" by Atalanta's name.[7]
Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 251.
- ^ LR (1811), Supple.pages "A", Seq.No.A73
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4770. 14 May 1813. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
- ^ – Voyage #AV10696 : Ocean.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
- ^ LR (1827), "Ships Trading to India".
- ^ LR (1832), Seq.No.A1322.
References
edit- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.