Tartar (1806 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameTartar
Launched1802 or 1805, France or Spain
Acquired1806
FateWrecked February 1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen259[1][2] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1806:8 × 6-pounder guns + 10 × 12-pounder guns[1]
  • 1813:12 × 9-pounder guns[1]
  • 1815:2 × 12-pounder carronades[2]

Tartar was launched in France in 1802, or Spain in 1805, almost certainly under another name. In 1806 she sailed under the flag of the United Kingdom on a voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. On her return she started trading between Liverpool and Brazil and Africa. A French frigate captured her in 1813, but then released her. She was wrecked early in 1815.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Letter of Marque, p.89 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RS1815 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).