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'''H.M.S. ''Saracen''''' was one of 12 destroyers of the [[Tribal Class Destroyer (1907)|Tribal class]].
'''H.M.S. ''Saracen''''' was one of twelve destroyers of the [[Tribal Class Destroyer (1907)|"Tribal" class]].
 
==Service==
In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with [[British Wireless Systems#Destroyer Set|Destroyer Radio Sets]].{{ARTS1909|Wireless Appendix, p. 25}}
 
In mid-1913, ''Saracen'' was with {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLJul13|p. 372}}
 
War having broken out, in 1914, {{UK-1Tartar|f=p}} collided with ''Saracen'' while crossing her known line of patrol.  ''Tartar's'' {{LCommRN}} [[Herbert Reginald Lloyd Edwards|Edwards]] was faulted in the event.<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48/95.|D7603999}} f. ?.</ref>
 
By May 1919, ''Saracen'' was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.{{NLMay19|pp. 1105, 1105''b''}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Tibbits|nick=Charles Tibbits|appt=18 June, 1909<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>{{NLJan10|p. 372}}|end=2 February, 1910<ref>Tibbits Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/243.|D7602576}} f. 268.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James William Guy Innes|nick=James W. G. Innes|appt=2 February, 1910{{NLApr10|p. 372}}|end=9 August, 1910}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Searle Cardale|nick=Hubert S. Cardale|appt=9 August, 1910<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/57.|D7602845}} f. 65.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 372}}|end=7 September, 1912<ref>Cardale Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/57.|D7602845}} f. 65.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Lieutenant & Commander|name=Fischer Burges Watson|nick=F. Burges Watson|appt=7 September, 1912{{NLFeb14|p. 371}}<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>|end=31 March, 1914<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Swinfen Durance George|nick=Arthur S. D. George|appt=August, 1914<ref>George Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/162.|}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 379''a''}}|end=13 November, 1914<ref>George Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/162.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=after a 5 month refit, left when loaned to {{UK-1Zulu}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Swinfen Durance George|nick=Arthur S. D. George|appt=5 December, 1914<ref>George Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/162.|}} f. ?.</ref>|end=6 January, 1915<ref>George Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/49/162.|}} f. ?.</ref>|note=back from ''Zulu''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Montague Robert Bernard|nick=Montague R. Bernard|appt=6 January, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''v''}}|ass=7 January, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|end=2 April, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Montague Robert Bernard|nick=Montague R. Bernard|appt=20 April, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''v''}}|end=28 March, 1916<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}} (emergency)|name=Victor Lindsey Arbuthnot Campbell|nick=Victor L. A. Campbell|appt=21 June, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 397''w''}}|end=March, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 397''u''}}{{NLNov17|p. 395''r''}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Leslie Thomas Creery Hill|nick=Leslie T. Creery Hill|appt=16 March, 1917<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/332.|D7605087}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 397''u''}}|end=30 November, 1917<ref>Hill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/332.|D7605087}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=George Evelyn Laverton Atwood|nick=George E. L. Atwood|appt=30 November, 1917<ref>Atwood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/94.|D7605505}} f. 93.</ref>|end=July, 1918<ref>Atwood Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/94.|D7605505}} f. 93.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=James Figgins|nick=James Figgins|appt=20 November, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 903}}|end=3 March, 1919}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frank Horsford Chester|nick=Frank H. Chester|appt=4 March, 1919{{NavAppts|Wednesday, Mar 05, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42040}}|end=}}
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 28 September 2021

H.M.S. Saracen (1908)
Pendant Number: H.38 (1914)
D.07 (Sep 1915)
D.74 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: J. Samuel White[2]
Ordered: 1906-07 Programme[3]
Launched: 31 Mar, 1908[4]
Completed: Jun, 1909[5]
Sold: 1919[6]

H.M.S. Saracen was one of twelve destroyers of the "Tribal" class.

Service

In 1909, she became one of forty-three destroyers so far fitted with Destroyer Radio Sets.[7]

In mid-1913, Saracen was with Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

War having broken out, in 1914, H.M.S. Tartar collided with Saracen while crossing her known line of patrol. Tartar's Lieutenant-Commander Edwards was faulted in the event.[9]

By May 1919, Saracen was among 33 obsolete ships awaiting sale.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  3. ↑ March. British Destroyers. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  5. ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 305.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
  7. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Wireless Appendix, p. 25.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 372.
  9. ↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/95. f. ?.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). pp. 1105, 1105b.
  11. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 372.
  13. ↑ Tibbits Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/243. f. 268.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 372.
  15. ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 372.
  17. ↑ Cardale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/57. f. 65.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 371.
  19. ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  20. ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  21. ↑ George Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/162. f. ?.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 379a.
  23. ↑ George Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/162. f. ?.
  24. ↑ George Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/162. f. ?.
  25. ↑ George Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/49/162. f. ?.
  26. ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
  28. ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  29. ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
  31. ↑ Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 397w.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397u.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395r.
  35. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/332. f. ?.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397u.
  37. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/332. f. ?.
  38. ↑ Atwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/94. f. 93.
  39. ↑ Atwood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/94. f. 93.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 903.
  41. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 05, 1919; pg. 4; Issue 42040.

Bibliography


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