HMS Saracen (1812)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Saracen |
| Ordered | 26 September 1811 |
| Builder | Bools & Good, Bridport |
| Laid down | November 1811 |
| Launched | 25 July 1812 |
| Fate | Sold 1819 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Saracen |
| Port of registry | London |
| Acquired | 1819 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 1828 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 38660⁄94, or 402 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
| Draught |
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| Depth of hold | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament |
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HMS Saracen was launched in 1812 at Portsmouth for the British Royal Navy. She had an active, though brief, naval career during which she captured a number of enemy-held islands and enemy vessels. The navy sold her in 1819 and new owners employed her as a whaler for two voyages between 1819 and 1826. She was apparently wrecked in 1828 off the coast of Chile, but with little or no loss of life.