HMS Saracen (1908)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Saracen.

History
United Kingdom
Name	Saracen
Builder	J S White
Launched	31 March 1908
Commissioned	25 June 1908
Fate	Sold for scrap 1919
General characteristics
Class & type	Tribal-class destroyer
Length	255 ft (78 m)
Beam	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Draught	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Speed	33  kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Armament	2 × 4 in (102 mm) 2 × single 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Saracen was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched in 1908 and sold in 1919. Originally allocated to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla, during the First World War she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla.

Bibliography

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC   67375475.
• Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN   0-7110-0380-7.
• Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84832-049-9.
• Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-245-5.
• Manning, T. D. (1961). The British Destroyer. London: Putnam & Co. OCLC   6470051.
• March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC   164893555.

External links

• HMS Saracen Archived 5 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine , Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels