HMS Tartar (F43)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Tartar |
| Namesake: | Tatars |
| Ordered: | 19 June 1936 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear |
| Cost: | £339,750 |
| Laid down: | 26 August 1936 |
| Launched: | 21 October 1937 |
| Completed: | 10 March 1939 |
| Decommissioned: | 1946 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: G43, later F43 |
| Nickname(s): | 'Lucky Tartar' |
| Honours and awards: |
12 battle honours |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 6 January 1948 |
| Badge: | On a Field White the head of a Tartar proper |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | Tribal-class destroyer |
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| Length: | 377 ft (115 m) (o/a) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 6 in (11.13 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 190 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
ASDIC |
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HMS Tartar was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in most of the naval theatres of World War II. She had an eventful career, eventually receiving the nickname 'Lucky Tartar' due to her numerous escapes from dangerous situations. She was one of only four from the sixteen Royal Navy-operated Tribal-class destroyers to survive the war.
Tartar was ordered on 12 June 1936 under the 1936 Naval Estimates, and was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was laid down on 26 August 1936 and launched on 21 October 1937. She was completed and commissioned on 10 March 1939 and was equipped for use as a Flotilla leader. On ordering, she had been allocated the pennant number L43, but this was changed to F43 before completion.
After commissioning she was assigned to the 2nd Tribal Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet, and was later transferred to the re-designated 6th Destroyer Flotilla. A period of trials and exercises was interrupted by the sinking of the submarine Thetis in Liverpool Bay on 1 June 1939. Tartar was one of the Home Fleet ships sent to the scene of the accident to assist in search and recovery efforts, and formed the Headquarters ship for rescue operations. Further work-up exercises revealed defects, and Tartar was under repair in Devonport Dockyard until the end of July 1939, after which she joined the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow. During her trials Tartar made 35.948 knots (66.576 km/h; 41.368 mph) at 362.5 RPM with 44,077 shp (32,868 kW) at 2,025 long tons (2,057 t).
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