HMS Tartar (1886)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tartar
BuilderJ. & G. Thompson, Glasgow
Launched28 October 1886
FateSold on 3 April 1906
General characteristics
Class & typeArcher-class torpedo cruiser

HMS Tartar was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy, built by J. & G. Thompson at Glasgow and launched on 28 October 1886.

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

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