In the last post, I wrote about the problems the Nova Scota privateer Crown had with the British warship HMS Atalante when it claimed part of the capture of the American brig Sibac. It sure sounded like the Atalante was late on the scene, but decided to cut in on the prize money the Sibac would bring, When the Crown's Captain Jennings complained, the Atalante's Captain Hickey impressed two of his crew.
Time to do some research on the HMS Atalante and there wasn't much. I did find more on a previous HMS Atalante which was a captured French ship that sank in 1807.
But, the Atalante (also called the Atalanta) in question with the Crown Affair was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1808 and wrecked in 1813 according to Wikipedia, which does not have an article on it.
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, in its On the Rocks: Find a Wreck site said the HMS Altalante was 107 feet long, had three masts and was one of six Bermuda-class sloops.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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