HMS Atalanta (1814)

History
United States
NameSiro
BuilderWilliam Flanagan, Baltimore
Launched1812
CapturedJanuary 1814
United Kingdom
NameAtalanta
AcquiredJanuary 1814 by capture
FateSold 1814
United Kingdom
NameAtalanta
OwnerBartle & Co.
Acquired1814 by purchase of a prize
CapturedSeptember 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen2259394,[2] or 252[3] bm
Length99 ft 0 in (30.2 m)[1]
Beam24 ft 1 in (7.3 m)[1]
Draught10 ft 4 in (3.1 m)[1]
Sail planschooner
Complement40
Armament
  • Letter of marque: 6 × 12-pounder carronades + 4 × 18-pounder columbiads[1]
  • At capture: 12 × 9-pounder guns
  • As British merchantman: 8 guns

HMS Atalanta was the American letter of marque schooner Siro, launched in 1812, that the British captured in 1814. There is no evidence that she actually entered into active service with the Royal Navy. She was a merchant brig when the USS Wasp captured her in September 1814 and sent her into Savannah as a prize, where she was condemned and sold.

  1. ^ a b c d Cranwell & Crane (1940), pp. 371–401.
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 369.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1814 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).