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HMS Tartar (F43)

Quick Facts

Ship Name
HMS Tartar
Launch Year
1937
Type
Destroyer
Class
Tribal-class destroyer
Pennant Number
F43
Launched
1937
Built at
Swan Hunter
Commissioned
1939
Armament
Guns and torpedoes
Propulsion
Steam turbines
Role
Destroyer
Notable for
Arctic convoy and Bismarck operations
Fate
Broken up
Status
Decommissioned

HMS Tartar was a Royal Navy destroyer of the tribal-class destroyer.

Service History

HMS Tartar served as a destroyer and is chiefly associated with arctic convoy and bismarck operations.

Historical Significance

HMS Tartar contributes to the history of the Royal Navy’s destroyer force and the development of tribal-class destroyer.