Atlas was a 501-ton sailing ship that was built at Whitby and launched in 1811. In 1816 she transported convicts to New South Wales, and disappeared off the coast of India in 1817. Convict voyage (1816) Under the command of Walter Meriton, she sailed from Portsmouth, England on the 23 January 1816, and arrived at Port Jackson on 22 July. She embarked 194 male convicts, seven of whom died on the voyage. A detachment of 34 men of the 89th Regiment of Foot provided the guard. Atlas left Port Jackson on 12 September bound for Batavia. Disappearance