| Built By: | White (Cowes) |
| Build Group: | F |
| Fate: | Scrapped in July 1922. |
| 1917: | Lieutenant | A G Cunard | |
| 1917: | Lieutenant | Douglas Ramsden Attwood (RNR) | DSC |
| 1918: | Lieutenant (E) | O W Phillips |
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| Unofficial | ||
| Additional Notes | Early submarines did not carry official, Admiralty-approved crests, prompting their crews to design their own unofficial emblems. The F2 emblem is historically notable as the earliest known unofficial submarine badge recorded in the Royal Navy. | |
| Displacement | 359 tons (surface) |
| 533 tons (submerged) | |
| Length | 151 ft |
| Draught | 10 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 16 ft 1 1/4 inch |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesels, 2 electric motors, 900bhp/400shp |
| Speed | 14.5 knotsot (surface) |
| 8.75 knots (submerged) | |
| Endurance | 3000 miles at 9 knots |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes |
| 1 x 18 inch stern torpedo tube | |
| 6 torpedoes | |
| 1 x 2-pounder deck gun | |
| Complement | 2 Officers, 16 Ratings. |
Alderney (P 416) |
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| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
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Fate: Scrapped August 1972. |
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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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| Unofficial | ||
| Additional Notes | Early submarines did not carry official, Admiralty-approved crests, prompting their crews to design their own unofficial emblems. The F2 emblem is historically notable as the earliest known unofficial submarine badge recorded in the Royal Navy. | |
| Displacement | 359 tons (surface) |
| 533 tons (submerged) | |
| Length | 151 ft |
| Draught | 10 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 16 ft 1 1/4 inch |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesels, 2 electric motors, 900bhp/400shp |
| Speed | 14.5 knotsot (surface) |
| 8.75 knots (submerged) | |
| Endurance | 3000 miles at 9 knots |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes |
| 1 x 18 inch stern torpedo tube | |
| 6 torpedoes | |
| 1 x 2-pounder deck gun | |
| Complement | 2 Officers, 16 Ratings. |
Alderney (P 416) |
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| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
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Fate: Scrapped August 1972. |
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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.
13 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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