Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Royal Navy — Submarine

HMS Saga

S-class submarine

HMS Saga
Stewart Bale Ltd, Liverpool — This photograph FL 18545 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29) — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate British S class submarine HMSM SAGA underway.

Service

  1. Royal Navy as HMS Saga14 June 1945 — 11 October 194880 days of the war
  2. Portuguese Navy as NRP Náutilo11 October 1948 — 1969
S-class submarine Particulars
Name
HMS Saga
Builder
Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Ordered
7 April 1943
Laid down
5 April 1944
Launched
14 March 1945
Commissioned
14 June 1945
Fate
Placed on disposal list in 1969 (1969)
Status
Unknown

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
814 long tons (827 t)
Displacement, submerged
990 long tons (1,006 t)
Length
66.14 m (217 ft)
Beam
7.01 m (23 ft)
Draught
4.27 m (14 ft)
Speed
14.8 knots (27.3 km/h, 17 mph)
Range
7,500 nmi (13,890 km)
Complement
48
Main gun
102 mm (4 in)

HMS Saga was a S-class submarine of the Royal Navy. Her keel was laid at Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead on 5 April 1944. Launched on 14 March 1945, she entered service on 14 June 1945.

111 ships of the class were built.

The boat displaced 814 long tons surfaced and 990 long tons submerged. She measured 66.1 m (217 ft) long with a beam of 7.0 m (23 ft). Her designed speed was 14.8 knots, and she carried a complement of 48. Her main battery was of 102 mm (4.0 in) calibre.

Her machinery developed 1,900 bhp.

She served with the Royal Navy as HMS Saga until 11 October 1948. She then passed to the Portuguese Navy, serving as NRP Náutilo from 11 October 1948. She was in commission for 80 days of the Second World War.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Power
  • 1900 bhp (diesel)
  • 1300 hp (electric)
Armament
  • 6 × bow 21 in torpedo tubes
  • 1 × 4-inch (102 mm) deck gun

Sister ships

86 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from HMS Saga on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Photograph: Stewart Bale Ltd, Liverpool — This photograph FL 18545 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29) — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons