HMS Hawk (1803)

HMS Hawk was an 18-gun sloop-of-war, previously the French privateer Atalante, that HMS Plantagenet captured in 1803. The Royal Navy took Atalante into service as HMS Hawk; she foundered in 1804.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hawk.

History
France
NameAtalante
BuilderBordeaux
Launched1802
CommissionedJune 1803
CapturedJuly 1803
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hawk
AcquiredJuly 1803 by capture
FateDisappeared, presumed foundered December 1804
General characteristics
TypeShip or sloop-of-war
Displacement220 tonnes (French)
Tons burthen32042⁄94 (bm),
Length
  • Overall: 90 ft 11 in (27.7 m)
  • Keel: 76 ft 11+1⁄2 in (23.5 m)
Beam27 ft 11+3⁄4 in (8.5 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 2 in (2.5 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • French service: 128
  • British service: 121
Armament
  • French service: 14 × 6-pounder guns
  • British service: 16 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder chase guns
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