"Tartarus" participated in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 2 September 1801). "Tartarus" supported the Army's landing at Aboukir Bay (Battle of Abukir (1801)). , the schooner "Malta" and the cutter protected the left flank. The gunboats and , and the cutter protected the right flank. The bomb vessels "Tartarus" and were positioned where they could use their mortars to fire shells. Consequently, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal (NGSM), which the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.