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HMS Saracen (1908)

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History
RN EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Saracen
BuilderJ S White
Launched31 March 1908
Commissioned25 June 1908
FateSold for scrap 1919
General characteristics
Class and typeTribal-class destroyer
Length255 ft (78 m)
Beam25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Draught8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Speed33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Armament2 × 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.

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