British Tartarus Class Steam Vessels

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Tartarus Class Steam Vessels

MachineryB181
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Nationality	Great Britain
Nominal Guns	2
Approved	1833
Designer	Oliver LangBritish Ship Builder
Rate	Unrated
Type	Paddle Steamer
Designed Crew	80
Ships in Class	2

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 9.00 Imperial Pound ( 4.08 kg)		B181
Gun Deck	2 x British 9-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed						145' 0"	125' 6"	28' 4"	14' 9"	523 ²⁴⁄₉₄
Blazer (2) 1834-1853 British 2 Gun Unrated Paddle Steamer	2.10.1833	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	5.1834	8.1853	Broken Up	145' 0"	125' 6"	28' 4"	14' 9"	523 ²⁴⁄₉₄
Tartarus (2) 1834-1860 British 2 Gun Unrated Paddle Steamer	2.7.1833	Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock	23.6.1834	6.11.1860	Broken Up	145' 0"	125' 6"	28' 4"	14' 9"	523 ²⁴⁄₉₄

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

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