HMS Tamar

HMS Tamar was the name of several ships of the Royal Navy, named after the River Tamar, which forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall, England. The ships include:

• HMS Tamar (1796): A 16-gun sloop, formerly the French privateer Tamer. She was captured in 1796 and sold in 1805.

• HMS Tamar (1814): A Cruizer-class brig-sloop of 18 guns, launched in 1814. She was broken up in 1835.

• HMS Tamar (1863): An iron screw troopship launched in 1863. She served as a receiving ship in Hong Kong from 1897 until she was scuttled in 1941 to prevent her capture by the Japanese during World War II.

• HMS Tamar (shore establishment): The name of the British naval base in Hong Kong from 1897 to 1997, taking its name from the troopship described above.

• HMS Tamar (2019): A Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel launched in 2019 and commissioned in 2020. She is currently in active service.