HMS Tartar (1886)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tartar
BuilderJ. & G. Thompson, Glasgow
Launched28 October 1886
FateSold on 3 April 1906
General characteristics
Class and typeArcher-class torpedo cruiser

HMS Tartar was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy, built by J. & G. Thompson at Glasgow and launched on 28 October 1886.[1]

In 1899, a small naval brigade with a 7-pounder gun from the Tartar saw service in the Second Boer War.[2]

She was one of twelve vessels sold at auction at Chatham Dockyard on 3 April 1906 and was sold for £5,450.[3]

  1. ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905., p.81.
  2. ^ Churchill, Winston (10 May 1900). "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria - Chapter 7". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 37985. London. 4 April 1906. p. 7.