Tartar, 1886
Type: Cruser 3rd Class ; Armament 6
Displacement: 1770 tons
Propulsion: Twin Screw
Machinery notes: 3500
Notes:

1890 Sheerness. Officers borne in "Pembroke".

19 Jan 1900 arrived Cape Town.

1900 The Admiralty reports that the following seamen, who were reported missing in connection with the attack on the armoured train near Estcourt [Natal], on 15 Nov last, have escaped, and joined the Naval Brigade at Pretoria:
Able Seaman Walter Thompson, 160621
Able Seaman Christopher Connor, 142561
Able Seaman Ernest John Read, 187682

All of HMS Tartar,
1900 Naval Brigade Men Escape

The Admiralty notifies that the name of Able Seamen George Moog, 130819, of HMS Tartar, should also be added to the list of those who were captured in the armoured train disaster near Estcourt, Natal, on November 15 last, and who have now escaped, and joined the Naval Brigade at Pretoria.