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Dates: Unknown - 1939 "TRIBAL" Class Fleet destroyer ordered under the 1936 Build Programme from Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson of Wallsend on 12th June 1936. She was laid down on 26th August that year and launched on 21st October 1937 as the 17th RN warship to carry this name, introduced in 1702 and last used by a pre-WW 1 destroyer sold in 1921. Build was completed on 10th March 1939 and the ship was fitted for use as a Flotilla Leader. During early service she was one of the Home Fleet ships sent to the scene of the disastrous sinking of HM Submarine THETIS in Liverpool Bay on 1st June 1939. After a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in March 1942 she was "adopted" by the civil community of Finchley, now part of the London Borough of Barnet For farther details of this Class of Fleet Destroyer see THE TRIBALS by M Bryce. (Note: The Pennant Number allocated for visual signalling on build was L43 but this was changed to F43 before completion.) Badge : On a Field White the head of a Tartar proper
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Tartar
" I’m looking for everyone who served in the Tribal class frigate HMS Tartar. Our first reunion is in April!Where are you Dave Beales, Junky Warren, Banjo West, Brian Levison, Del Stringfellow, Aggie Weston, Mick Collier, Jock Harling, Dave Brailsford? To name but a few. "
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" I am in deseperate need of finding my father William Bunting. He was stationed on the HMS Tartar around 1974-75. His ship set sail before he knew my mother was pregnant with me. If anyone has any information please please contact me aliciahegarty01 @yahoo.com Last edited by Alicia Hegarty"
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"sereved on ashanti 1965 gib..aden ..bahrain..oman..mombasa..dar es salaam took over from hms tartar...big flour fight from bofors on passing...went to aid of burning oil tanker in gulf of aden ..supply and secretariat under lt commander rose..looking for paul green SA(S) I was SA(V) and dished up all the rum...."
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92 people in our World War 2 records 
1 people in our Napoleonic Wars records
7 people in our Pre Napoleonic records
404 people in our Forces Reunited records
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