HMS Tartarus (1834)
HMS Tartarus was a paddle steamer gunvessel, the name ship of her class, built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Tartarus |
| Namesake | Tartarus |
| Ordered | 27 July 1833 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | September 1833 |
| Launched | 23 June 1834 |
| Completed | 3 October 1834 |
| Commissioned | 27 August 1834 |
| Fate | Broken up by 6 November 1860 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Tartarus-class gunvessel |
| Displacement | 560 long tons (570 t) |
| Tons burthen | 523 24/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft 9 in (4.5 m) |
| Installed power | 200 nhp |
| Propulsion | 2 × Side-lever steam engines |
| Complement | 80 |
| Armament | 2 × 9-pdr cannon |
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