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Tartar

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Nominal Guns22ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned19.11.1756ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Last known1.1758ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen250Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1756/12/20 - 1758/01
Thomas RockBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1762
,
Robert GordonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1782
,
William DelprattBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1762
,
Edward CharletonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1745-1760
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Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
20.12.1756100 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
20.12.1756 - 8.5.1757Captain
John ShawBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1756-1781
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18.11.1757 - 1.1758Captain
James DoranBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1762
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Service History


DateEventSource
19.11.1756

recaptured Cadiz Packet, Capt. Guthrie, prizeto a French privateer sent into Plymouth

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aft.12.1756

The Tartar captured Elizabeth and Joseph Olive

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20.12.1756Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
19.1.1757

recaptured the Sally, Capt. le Groffe

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21.1.1757

due to heavy weather 12-6 pdr and 6-3 pdr were thrown overboard

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2.1757

arrived at Kingroad,  Bristol

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8.5.1757Took the Privateer
Le Devin du Village (10) 1757-1757
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown
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18.11.1757Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
7.1.1758

Tartar had 3 killed and 7 wounded while engaging a French ship of 26 guns but was beaten off 

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aft.8.1.1758

arrived at  Bristol

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