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Tartar

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Nominal Guns20ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned23.12.1779ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Capturedaft.9.1781ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen200Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1779/12/23 - 1781/10 Messrs. Lucas, Collard & Co. (1779/12/23 - 1781)ref:1846

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
23.12.1779 - aft.9.1781Captain
James FraserBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1777-1798
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
23.12.1779Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
9.1781

captured a Spanish ship

ref:1846
10.1781

captured by French Surveillante 38, Ariel sloop and a cutter. (Tartar had 3 killed and 5 wounded) off Cape Mount, W.  Africa

ref:1846


Notes on Ship


shipref:1846

described as a "light Guineaman"



 
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