| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | S2 |
| Fate: | Bombed and sunk by a Liberator of No.86 Squadron, RAF on the 27th July 1944. |
| 22-08-1935 | Laid Down |
| 10-04-1944 | Transferred to Soviet Navy |
| 26-06-1944 | Commissioned. |
| 27-07-1944 | Bombed and sunk by a Liberator of No.86 Squadron, RAF. |
During her distinguished career, HM Submarine Saracen was responsible for sinking thousands of tons of Axis shipping.
But in August 1943 her luck ran out when she was mortally wounded by depth charges from two Italian corvettes, the last Allied submarine to be sunk by the Italians.
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During her distinguished career, HM Submarine Saracen was responsible for sinking thousands of tons of Axis shipping.
But in August 1943 her luck ran out when she was mortally wounded by depth charges from two Italian corvettes, the last Allied submarine to be sunk by the Italians.
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