French frigate Atalante (1802)

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Defence of the Centurion in Vizagapatam Road, 15 September 1804, Engraving by Thomas Sutherland after a sketch by Sir James Lind
History
French Navy Ensign French Navy EnsignFrance
NameAtalante
BuilderEnterprise Ethéart, Saint-Malo (Constructeur: François Pestel)
Laid downSeptember 1797
Launched29 June 1802
Commissioned1 July 1802
FateWrecked 3 November 1805 or 10 January 1806 (see text)
General characteristics
Class and typeVirginie-class frigate
Displacement1,400 tons (French)
Length47.75 m (156 ft 8 in)
Beam12.18 m (40 ft 0 in)
Draught5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) (laden)
Complement330-340
Armament
ArmourTimber

The Atalante was a 40-gun Virginie-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1802.

In 1803 Atalante cruised in the

peace of Amiens. The fleet included the 74-gun ship of the line Marengo, the frigates Atalante, Belle Poule, and Sémillante
, and troop ships and transports with food and ammunition.

At the beginning of November, the division set sail for

Muscat
.

Atalante can be seen in this printed key for a view of the Battle of Pulau Aur, a painting by Francis Sartorius, the younger after a drawing by an officer on board the Henry Addington

Linois's squadron, without Atalante, met the British East India Company's China Fleet in the

East Indiamen, some of whom flew Royal Navy
flags, drove the French away. Linois returned to Batavia.

In August Linois was cruising in the Indian Ocean in Marengo, together with Atalante and Sémillante. On 18 August, near Desnoeufs Island they encountered and captured two British merchant men, Charlotte and Upton Castle. They had been on their way to Bombay when Linois's squadron captured them.[1]

Linois described Charlotte as being copper-sheathed, of 650 tons and 16 guns. She was carrying a cargo of rice. Upton Castle he described as being copper-sheathed, of 627 tons, and 14 guns. She was carrying a cargo of wheat and other products from Bengal. He sent both his prizes into Isle de France (Mauritius).[1]

Linois next dispatched Atalante and

Gulf of Bengal, where they captured a few ships before returning to Ile de France. Among their captures were Althea
in April 1804, and Athias and Heroism.

Atalante was also engaged at the Battle of Vizagapatam in September 1804.

Fate

On 3 November 1805 she was under the command of Captain Gaudin-Beauchêne. As she was moored near the

Home Popham reported that the "French Ship Atalante, of 40 Guns, and Batavian Ship Bato, of 68 Guns: Destroyed by the Enemy running them on Shore when the Cape was attacked, January 10, 1806."[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Mercure de France (1804), Vol. 20, p.380.
  2. ^ "No. 15927". The London Gazette. 10 June 1806. p. 732.

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau.
    OCLC 165892922
    .
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France. Vol. 3. Challamel ainé. pp. 420–421.
  • Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing.
    ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2
    .
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