Tartar (1778 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Tartar (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameTartar
Launched1778, Bristol[1]
Captured1782
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen110, or 160, or 200, or 250[1] (bm)
Complement70, or 120
Armament
  • 1778: 16 × 6-pounder guns + 10 swivel guns
  • 1781: 16 × 9-pounder + 4 × 3-pounder guns

Tartar was launched at Bristol in 1778. Initially she sailed, with some success, as a privateer. Then in 1781 she became a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made one complete voyage as an enslaving ship; French naval vessels captured Tartar on her second enslaving voyage.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1778 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Powell (1930), p. 287.