HMS True Briton (1778)
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NameHMS True Briton
AcquiredApril 1778 by purchase
CapturedDecember 1780
NameTartare
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS True Briton |
| Acquired | April 1778 by purchase |
| Captured | December 1780 |
| France | |
| Name | Tartare |
| Acquired | December 1780 by capture |
| Captured | February 1782 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS True Briton |
| Acquired | February 1782 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 1785 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 1889⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 25 ft 6+1⁄8 in (7.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 11 in (3.0 m) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament | 10 × 4-pounder guns + 12 × ½-pounder swivel guns |
HMS True Briton was a cutter the Royal Navy purchased in 1778. In 1779 she participated in a successful operation that resulted in the capture of a French frigate and several other naval vessels. The French Navy captured True Briton in 1780. She became the mercantile Tartare. The Royal Navy recaptured her and recommissioned her as HMS True Briton. The Navy laid her up in 1783 and sold her in 1785.