The Atalanta was a merchant vessel built in Bermuda in 1799. She was constructed as a ship capable of engaging in transatlantic voyages, including the slave trade, and later served as a West Indiaman. The vessel's dimensions, tonnage, and detailed construction specifics are not provided in the available source. Initially, Atalanta made two complete enslaving voyages between 1800 and 1802. Under the command of Captain John Reddie, who acquired a letter of marque on 29 November 1799, she departed London on 20 January 1800 bound for West Africa. During this voyage, she acquired captives at Malembo and the Congo River, delivering 308 captives to Kingston, Jamaica, on 8 October 1800. She returned to London on 26 January 1801 with Cummings as her master. Her second voyage, commanded by Captain Thomas Cummins (who obtained a letter of marque on 17 March 1801), began on 2 April 1801. She again acquired captives at Malembo and arrived in Kingston with 280 captives on 8 March 1802, before returning to London on 12 September 1802. Following her involvement in the slave trade, Atalanta transitioned to serving as a West Indiaman. On 23 December 1803, she sailed from Gravesend bound for Jamaica with Jenkins as master. In early January 1804, she experienced a minor mishap when she had to put into Dartmouth after being run into by the 74-gun third-rate ship HMS Courageux. By June 1804, she was off Crooked Island in the Bahamas. However, her service was cut short when a French privateer captured her in 1804 while she was returning to London from Jamaica. The Lloyd's List report from August 1804 confirmed her capture and subsequent arrival at Bordeaux. The 1805 Lloyd’s Register annotated her status as "Captured," indicating her loss and the end of her service.

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