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HMS Tartar (F43)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tartar.
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.[1] She was one of only four from the sixteen Royal Navy-operated Tribal-class destroyers to survive the war.
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Name | Tartar |
Namesake | Tatars |
Ordered | 19 June 1936 |
Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
Cost | £339,750 |
Laid down | 26 August 1936 |
Launched | 21 October 1937 |
Commissioned | 10 March 1939 |
Decommissioned | 1946 |
Identification | Pennant numbers: G43, later F43 |
Nickname(s) | 'Lucky Tartar' |
Honours and awards | 12 battle honours |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 6 January 1948 |
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Class and type | Tribal-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 377 ft (114.9 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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