 HMS Tartar with HMS Cossack
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Voin (Russian: "Воин") |
| Builder | W. & H. Pitcher, Northfleet |
| Out of service | Seized while under construction in 1854 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tartar |
| Launched | 17 May 1854 |
| Completed | 26 January 1855 |
| Acquired | 5 April 1854 |
| Fate | Broken up in February 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cossack-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,965 long tons (1,997 t) |
| Length | 195 ft (59 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 18 guns (two 110-pdrs, four 40-pdrs and fourteen 8-inch)[2] |
HMS Tartar was a wooden screw corvette of the Royal Navy. Originally built for the Russian Empire, she was seized by British forces on 5 April 1854, shortly before her launch.
- ^ Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555. p.208
- ^ "HMS 'Cossack' and 'Tartar', probably on the North American station, January 1857". collections.rmg.co.uk.