HMS Tartar (F133)

HMS Tartar (F133) was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Tartar people, most of whom were located in Asia and Eastern Europe. She was sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1984 as KRI Hasanuddin (333).

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tartar.

Aerial view of HMS Tartar in 1971
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tartar
NamesakeTatars
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid down22 October 1959
Launched19 September 1960
Commissioned26 February 1962
Decommissioned29 March 1984
IdentificationPennant number: F133
MottoWithout Fear
FateSold to Indonesia, 1984
Indonesia
NameKRI Hasanuddin
NamesakeHasanuddin of Gowa
Acquired1984
Commissioned3 April 1986
Stricken2000
IdentificationPennant number: 333
FateStricken 2000, scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeTribal-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) standard
  • 2,700 long tons (2,700 t) full load
Length
  • 360 ft (109.7 m) oa
  • 350 ft (106.7 m) pp
Beam42 ft 3 in (12.9 m)
Draught
  • 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
  • 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) (propellers)
Propulsion
  • Single-shaft COSAG
  • 1 Steam turbine 12,500 shp (9,300 kW)
  • 1 Metrovick G-6 gas turbine 7,500 shp (5,600 kW)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement253
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar type 965 air-search
  • Radar type 993 low-angle search
  • Radar type 978 navigation
  • Radar type 903 gunnery fire-control
  • Radar type 262 GWS-21 fire-control
  • Sonar type 177 search
  • Sonar type 170 attack
  • Sonar type 162 bottom profiling
Armament
  • 2 × single 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 5* Mod 1 guns
  • 2 × single 40 mm Mark 7 Bofors guns, later;
  • 2 × four-rail GWS-20 Sea Cat missile systems
  • 2 × single 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • 1 × Mark 10 Limbo ASW mortar
Aircraft carried1 × Westland Wasp helicopter
Service record
Operations: Third Cod War

Tartar was built by Devonport Dockyard, at a cost of £4,140,000. She was launched on 19 September 1960 and commissioned on 26 February 1962.

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