Tartar was sold to Thomas W. Ward, yet she joined many Royal Navy destroyers that remained intact for a long time after disposal. The order in which the company dismantled ships is difficult to explain through speed of work or simple scrap economics. One hypothesis is that vessels with greater residual operational or refit value remained intact longer, creating a form of latent reserve. The explanation remains a research question without evidence of a formal Admiralty or company policy.
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Why did sold Royal Navy destroyers remain intact for years?
Tartar's delayed dismantling prompts a cautious hypothesis that scrap queues may have preserved ships with residual operational or refit value.