German trawler V 420 Alcyon
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For other uses, see Alcyon (disambiguation).
History | |
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Name | Alcyon |
Owner |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Bonn & Mees |
Yard number | 163 |
Launched | 1904 |
Identification | |
Fate | Sunk 2 August 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type |
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Tonnage | 247 GRT, 100 NRT |
Length | 40.74 m (133 ft 8 in) (1925–35) |
Beam | 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in) |
Depth | 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 60nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Alcyon was a French
the Gironde
on 3 August 1943.
Description
Alcyon was 40.74 metres (133 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 6.60 metres (21 ft 8 in).
History
Alcyon was built as
fishing boat registration B 2892.[1] By 1930, she was owned by Bourgain-Vincent, Boulogne.[2] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to FNOH. She was sold to E. Malfoy & Fils in that year.[3]
On 26 June 1940, Alcyon was seized by the Germans at
References
- ^ a b c d e Gröner 1993, p. 329.
- ^ a b c d "Alcyon (56480)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. ALB-ALE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Alcyon (56748)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. ALB-ALE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ Gröner 1993, p. 330.
- ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1943, August". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Sources
- Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.
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