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.Lloyd's List №4297.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1804 T. Lockyear T. Lockyear Plymouth Register of Shipping;Register of Shipping (1804), Seq.№534. 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;Register of Shipping (1806), Seq.№540. marked "Captured" 1806 White Pinson & Co. Dartmouth–Newfoundland Lloyd's RegisterLloyd's Register (1806), Seq.№536.
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