ATALANTA
13th April 1837. Arrived at Bombay.
1837. Returned to London.
25th August 1837. Sailed from London with mails for Mocha.
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ATALANTA | |
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| Built by: | Green, Wigram's & Green, at Blackwall. | |
| Yard No. | 223 | |
| Launched: | 14th May 1836 | |
| Tonnage: | 606 60/94 | |
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| Depth: | 9' 9" | |
| Machinery: | 210hp 420ihp by Maudslay | |
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| Type: | Paddle steamer | |
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| Built for: | Built to form part of the India Navy but required to perform service as mail packet. A dual role that persisted for 20 years untill P. & O. covered the service. | |
| Other info: | Cost approx. £29,000. | |
| History: | 29th December 1836. Sailed from Falmouth for Bombay. Put into Tenerife where she underwent repairs, having lost her paddle boxes and jib-boom in a gale at Mayo and Fernando Point. 13th April 1837. Arrived at Bombay. 1837. Returned to London. 25th August 1837. Sailed from London with mails for Mocha. | |
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