British Tar was launched at Shields in 1803.

She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1803.

[3] British Tar may have been the transport of that name that participated in the Battle of Copenhagen (1807).

She was one of several transports that the commander-in-chief had ordered to be armed and that were carrying pennants.

[a] British Tar was last listed in 1811 with unchanged data.