Tartar (1775 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameTartar
Launched1775, Bermuda[1]
CapturedOctober 1800
General characteristics
Tons burthen70,[1] or 90[2] (bm)
Sail planSloop
Complement80[2]
Armament14 × 6-pounder guns,[1] or 18 guns[2]

Tartar was launched at Bermuda in 1775, possibly under another name. By 1779 she was a privateer sailing out of Liverpool. She captured several prizes, first in the West Indies and then around England. Two French frigates captured her in October 1780.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LR1779 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Williams (1897), p. 237.