British Tar (1804 ship)

British Tar was probably launched in Spain, though possibly in the United States, in 1793. She appears to have come into British hands as a prize in 1802, but she does not appear in the British registers until 1804. In January 1806 British Tar, W. White, master, Pinson & Co., owner, was on a voyage from Labrador in British North America to a Mediterranean port during the War of the Third Coalition when a French Navy squadron captured and burned her in the Mediterranean Sea.[4]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1804	T. Lockyear	T. Lockyear	Plymouth	Register of Shipping;[1] thorough repair 1802
1805	White	Pinson & Co.	Dartmouth–Newfoundland	Lloyd's Register; good repair 1805
1806	W. White	Pinson & Co.	London–Newfoundland	Register of Shipping;[2] marked "Captured"
1806	White	Pinson & Co.	Dartmouth–Newfoundland	Lloyd's Register[3]

For other ships with the same name, see British Tar (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name:	British Tar
Owner:	1804:Lockyer[1] 1806:Pinson & Co.
Builder:	Spain,[2] or America[3]
Launched:	1793[2]
Acquired:	By purchase of a prize
Fate:	Captured and burned January 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	162,[3] or 167,[2] (bm)
Armament:	2 × 4-pounder guns[2]

Citations

1. Register of Shipping (1804), Seq.№534.
2. Register of Shipping (1806), Seq.№540.
3. Lloyd's Register (1806), Seq.№536.
4. Lloyd's List №4297.