French ship Atlas (1801)
The Atlante was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. She was acquired by France in 1801 and commissioned in the French Navy, being renamed to Atlas in 1803, serving in Santo Domingo and taking part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre. She was captured in Vigo at the outbreak of the Peninsular War.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Atlante |
| Builder | Cartagena, Spain |
| Launched | 21 December 1754 |
| Out of service | 22 September 1801 ship transferred to French Navy |
| France | |
| Name | Atlas |
| Acquired | August 1801 |
| Commissioned | 23 September 1801 |
| Captured | 9 June 1808 |
| Spain | |
| Name | Atlante |
| Fate | Broken up in 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 74 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
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