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Tartar, 1814
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 38
Launched : 6 Apr 1814 ;
Disposal date or year : 1859
BM: 949 tons
Notes:
Cove 3 Jan 1814 Remains.
Portsmouth 3 Oct 1818 Undergoing repairs to her chain cable at Spithead.
Portsmouth 28 Aug 1820 arrived from Sierra Leone, via Isles de Los ; Barbadoes (28 Jun) ; Martinique (30th) ; Port Royal (14 Jul) ; Havannah (22nd) ; and Charleston 4 Aug.
3 Apr - 2 Jun 1821 Om the West Coast of Africa. Some extracts from the log reflecting some sightings of tornados or water spouts.
Sierra Leone 17 Jun 1921 Sailed to Barbadoes, Martinique, Jamaica, and Havannah.
Portsmouth 9 Sep 1821 Arrived from West Africa and the West Indies and anchored at the Motherbank, in quarantine. Captured four slave ships during her recent vist to the West Coast of Africa.
Portsmouth 12 Sep 1821 Will sail shortly to Plymouth, to be paid off.
Panama 13 Mar 1825 Arrived from Peru.
Valparaiso 28 Sep 1825 Sailed for Rio de Janeiro and England.
Jul 1830 Receiving Ship.
20 Dec 1848 Receiving Ship, Chatham.
1860 Receiving Hulk, Sheerness.
| Hour. | Courses. | Winds. | Remarks. |
| 3 Apr 1821. | |||
| At single anchor in the north-west bay of Fernando Po. | |||
| Noon | Light breezes | Noon. Light breezes. | |
| P.M. | P.M. Ditto weather. | ||
| 4 |
At 4, completed watering 110 tuns; in launch. |
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| 8 | Light breezes | At 8, light breezes; threatening in the north-east, indicating a tornado. | |
| 12 | Midnight. Came on a tornado ; veered round the compass. | ||
| 4 Apr 1821. | |||
| A.M. | A.M. Tornado still continues. | ||
| 4 | Calm |
At 4, calm, with thunder and lightning ; sent a boat to haul the seine, &c. |
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| 30 Apr 1821. | |||
| P.M. | |||
| 7.35 | P.M. At 7.35, came-to, with small bower ; Cape Coast Castle N ½ E ; moderate and cloudy. | ||
| 10 | At 10, heavy rain. | ||
| 11 | NE | At 11, a tornado from the north-east. | |
| 1 May 1821. | |||
| P.M, | |||
| 3 | SE | P.M. At 3, came on a heavy tornado from the south-east. | |
| 7 May 1821. | |||
| P.M. | |||
| 1.30 | ENE | P.M. At 1.30, came on a heavy tornado from east-north-east ; split the jib. | |
| 2 Jun 1821. | |||
| P. M. | |||
| 2.30 | Eastward | P.M. At 2.30, a heavy tornado from the eastward. | |