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Atalanta | Official Number
18081 |
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Atalanta | Official Number
18081 |
The Atalanta was a brig built at Whitehaven by William Wilson in 1822.
The Atalanta was owned on the East coast for the latter part
of her career, first in Whitby, then Ipswich, then Sunderland. She was lost on a
voyage to the Baltic port of Karlskrona in 1876.
The Daily Gazette (Middlesbrough), Wednesday, 27th September 1876, page 4;
" The Atalanta, of Sunderland, is overdue, and fears
are entertained for the safety of the crew, six in number, who are
mostly Sunderland men. The Atalanta is a brig of 184 tons register,
belonging to Mr.Dix, managing owner, and partners, and was built at
Whitehaven in 1822. She sailed from Sunderland for Carlscrona on the
21st August, a voyage which is generally accomplished in a fortnight,
but she has not been heard of, though twice that time has elapsed. The
crew signed articles on the 18th of August as follows: - Wm.Dobson,
master, Nicholson-street, Sunderland; John Dowell, 57, mate,
Sunderland; William Dobson, 32, cook, son of the master; Joseph
Blakelock, 36, carpenter, Sunderland; George Beaumont, 25, Harwich;
Henry Williams, 19, a Russian, ordinary seaman."
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