- HMS Saracen
Six ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Saracen", after theSaracen s, aMedieval Europe an term forMuslim s:*HMS|Saracen|1804 was an 18-gun "Cruizer" class
brig -sloop launched in 1804 and broken up in 1812.
*HMS|Saracen|1812 was another 18-gun "Cruizer" class class brig-sloop launched in 1812 and sold in 1819.
*HMS|Saracen|1831 was a 10-gun "Cherokee" class brig-sloop launched in 1831, used as a survey vessel from 1854 and exchanged as part-payment in 1862 for abrig named "Young Queen", which became the next HMS "Saracen".
*HMS|Saracen|1862 was a survey brig, previously named "Young Queen", purchased in 1862. She was sold in 1870.
*HMS|Saracen|1908 was a Tribal classdestroyer launched in 1908 and sold in 1919.
*HMS|Saracen|P247 was an S classsubmarine launched in 1942 and sunk in 1943.
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