HMS Tartar (1886) explained

HMS Tartar was an torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy, built by J. & G. Thompson at Glasgow and launched on 28 October 1886.^[1]

In 1899, a small naval brigade with a 7-pounder gun from the Tartar saw service in the Second Boer War.^[2]

She was one of twelve vessels sold at auction at Chatham Dockyard on 3 April 1906 and was sold for £5,450.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905., p.81.
2. Web site: Churchill . Winston . May 10, 1900 . London to Ladysmith via Pretoria - Chapter 7 . 2024-09-12 . en.wikisource.org . en.
3. Naval & Military intelligence . 4 April 1906 . 7 . 37985.