Nathaniel Atcheson (1772-1825) was an English ship-owner who was appointed secretary to a Committee of London shipowners and the Society of Ship-Owners of Great Britain with whom the London Committee was associated.[1]
Atcheson formed the London Pitt Club in 1793 with a view to counteract the radical ideas of the French Revolution.[2]
In 1806 he started conducted research on ship-builders in London with the help of Charles Jenkinson.[3] He wrote to a number of ship builders to enquire how many ships they had built since December 1802.
| Ship builder | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| John Perry, Wells and co. | Blackwall | |
| Samuel and Daniel Brent | Rotherhithe | |
| Thomas Pitcher | Northfleet | |
| Peter Mestear | Rotherhithe | |
| John Dudman | Deptford | |
| William and Edward George Barnard | Deptford | |
| Woolcombe | Rotherhithe | |
| Curling | Limehouse | |
| Almon Hill | Limehouse | |
| John Ayles | Wapping | |
| Tibbits, Hitchcock and co. | Limehouse | |
| Joshua Young | Rotherhithe | |
| Fletcher | Shadwell | |
| E. Thompson | Rotherhithe |
In 1803, he authored the Report of the Case Fisher against Ward respecting the Russian Embargo on British Ships.[4] The blockade was initiated by Paul I of Russia and Fisher was a crew member of the Fishburn.