HMS ''Tartar'' has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to: * , a 32-gun

fifth rate In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six " ratings" based on size and firepower. Rating The rating system in the Royal N ...

launched in 1702. Rebuilt in 1733 as a 20-gun sixth rate, launched in 1734 and scrapped in 1755 * , a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1756 and wrecked in 1797 * , a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1801 and wrecked in 1811 * , a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1814, reduced to receiving ship service in 1830, and scrapped in 1859 * , ordered as the Russian screw

corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...

''Wojn'' from a shipyard on the Thames, but seized by Britain while under construction, launched in 1854 and scrapped in 1866 * , a

torpedo cruiser A torpedo cruiser is a type of warship that is armed primarily with torpedoes. The major navies began building torpedo cruisers shortly after the invention of the locomotive Whitehead torpedo in the 1860s. The development of the torpedo gave rise ...

launched in 1886 and sold in 1906 * , a

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

launched in 1907 and sold in 1921 * , a destroyer launched in 1937 and sold in 1948 * , a

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

launched in 1960 and sold to Indonesia in 1984

Also

* HM * HM * ''Tartar'', a privateer the French vessel ''Andromaque'' sank on 15 May 1779 * ''Tartar'', tender to in 1782 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tartar Royal Navy ship names