Tartar (1811 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
Builder| France
Launched| 1807
Acquired| Circa 1811 by purchase of a prize
Fate| Foundered January 1814; no trace
General characteristics
Tons burthen| 121[1] (bm)
Armament| 6 × 6-pounder carronades[1]

Tartar was launched in France in 1807, almost surely under another name. She was captured circa 1811 and traded to Brazil, first from Liverpool and then from Falmouth, Cornwall. She disappeared without a trace in January 1814.

## Career

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Tartar first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR), in 1811.[1]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source

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1811  | K.C.Hill  | Koster & Co.  | Liverpool–Brazils  | LR
1813  | K.C.Hill
J.West  | Nicholoson
Geddes  | Falmouth–Brazil  | LR

## Fate

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On 4 February 1814 Tartar, West, master, was reported to have arrived at St Michaels from Spain. Around 2 January 1814 she sailed from St Michaels for London and was never heard from again.[2]

## Citations

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1. ^ a b c LR (1807), Supple. pages "T", Seq.No.T46.
2. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4848\. 25 February 1814. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.