Nathaniel Atcheson
Nathaniel Atcheson 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.
Atcheson formed the London Pitt Club in 1793 with a view to counteract the radical ideas of the French Revolution.
Ship building research
In 1806 he started conducted research on ship-builders in London with the help of Charles Jenkinson. 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.