| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 247 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 16 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 16 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Lost | 14 Aug 1943 |
| Loss position | 42.45N, 09.30E |
| History | On 14 August 1943 HMS Saracen (Lt. Michael Geoffrey Rawson Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) was forced to the surface north-east of Bastia on the north-east coast of the island of Corsica, France by depth charges from the Italian corvettes Minerva and Euterpe. Her crew abandoned ship and scuttled the boat in position 42º45'N, 09º30'E. |
| Former name | P 63 |
Commands listed for HMS Saracen (P 247)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Michael Geoffrey Rawson Lumby, RN | 21 Apr 1942 | 14 Aug 1943 |
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Noteable events involving Saracen include:
3 Aug 1942
While on her first patrol HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, RN) torpedoed and sank German U-boat U-335 (built 1941) in the North Sea north-east of the Faeroes in position 62°48N, 00°12W. There was one survivor out of a crew off 44.
(see map)
9 Nov 1942
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian submarine Granito (630 tons, built 1942) near Capo San Vito, Sicily, Italy in position 38°34'N, 12°09'E. (see map)
16 Nov 1942
At 0907 hours HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoes against a convoy made up of the small Italian tanker Labor (510 GRT, built 1930), the German merchant Menes (5609 GRT, built 1926) escorted by the Italian torpedo boats Calliope and Climene north of the Gulf of Tunis in position 37°30'N, 10°40'E. All torpedoes fired missed their target(s). (see map)
17 Dec 1942
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the German transport ship Ankara (4768 GRT, built 1937) and one of her escorts the Italian destroyer Camicia Nera north of Bizerte, Tunisia. All torpedoes fired missed their targets.
20 Jan 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) sank the Italian auxiliary submarine chaser V 3 / Maria Angelette (214 GRT) with gunfire about 30 nautical miles south of Isola di Capri, Italy in position 40°14'N, 14°10'E. (see map)
12 Feb 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) sank the French tugs Provincale II (124 GRT) and Marseillaise V (138 GRT) with gunfire off Cape Sardineaux, southern France.
15 Feb 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSC, RN) torpedoed and damaged the French (in German service) tanker Marguerite Finaly (12309 GRT, built 1933) in the Capo di Noli / Capo di Vado area (south-west of Genoa, Italy).
19 Feb 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M. Lumby, DSC, RN) damaged two sailing vessels with gunfire at Cervo, Liguria, Italy.
19 Apr 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) intercepts and Italian convoy and torpedoed and sank the Italian passenger/cargo ship Francesco Crispi (7600 GRT, built 1926) about 18 nautical miles west of Elba island, Italy in position 42°46'N, 09°46'E. (see map)
22 Apr 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Tagliamento (5448 GRT, built 1922) about 35 nautical miles south (bearing 197) of Pianosa, Italy in position 42°03'N, 09°48'E. (see map)
6 Jul 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Tripoli (1166 GRT, built 1922) about 15 nautical miles south of Capraia, Italy.
11 Jul 1943
HMS Saracen (Lt. M.G.R. Lumby, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the German merchant Tell (1349 GRT, built 1938) about 25 nautical miles east of Corsica.