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Tartar

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Nominal Guns10HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1758HCA26
First Commissioned2.3.1758HCA26
Home PortFolkstone - Kent HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1758HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen80Tons BM 

Armament


2.3.1758Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1758/03/02 - 1758
Thomas Baker British
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1758
,
John ClarkBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1783
,
Isaac ButtonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
,
John RamseyBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
2.3.175830 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
2.3.1758 - 1758Captain
Thomas SpearpontBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1756-1758
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/9/46 1758 March 2

Commander: Thomas Spearpoint.

Ship: Tartar.

Burden: 80 tons.

Crew: 30.

Owners: John Ramsay, Isaac ?Rutton, Thomas Baker and John Clarke, all of Folkestone, merchants.

Lieutenant: Isaac Miller.

Gunner: Thomas Stevenson.

Boatswain: Thomas Bankes.

Carpenter: Robert Martin.

Surgeon: William Watson.

Cook: Thomas Goldar.

Armament: 10 carriage and 10 swivel guns.

Folio: 47



 
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