HMS Atlas (1782)

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

Atlas the plan includes pencil alterations dated 1802 for cutting her down to 74-gun two-decker third rate
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Atlas
Ordered5 August 1777
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down1 October 1777
Launched13 February 1782
FateBroken up, 1821
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDuke-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1950 bm
Length177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders

HMS Atlas was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 February 1782.[1] She was a Duke-class ship of the line built at Chatham Dockyard by Nicholas Phillips.

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179.