Английская Википедия:German trawler V 420 Alcyon

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Alcyon was a French fishing trawler that was seized in the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a harbour defence boat and later a vorpostenboot, serving as Boot 10 Alcyon and V 420 Alcyon. She was bombed and sunk in the Gironde on 3 August 1943.

Description

Alcyon was Шаблон:Convert long, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn She had a depth of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn She was assessed at Шаблон:GRT, Шаблон:NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of Шаблон:Convert, Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert diameter by Шаблон:Convert stroke. The engine was made by Alblasserdamsche Machienfabriek, Alblasserdam, South Holland, Netherlands. It was rated at 60nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller. It could propel the ship at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

History

Alcyon was built as yard number 163 by Bonn & Mees, Rotterdam, South Holland in 1904 for French owners.Шаблон:Sfn The Code Letters OBNH were allocated, as was the fishing boat registration B 2892.Шаблон:Sfn By 1930, she was owned by Bourgain-Vincent, Boulogne. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to FNOH. She was sold to E. Malfoy & Fils in that year.

On 26 June 1940, Alcyon was seized by the Germans at La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure. She was allocated to the Hafenschutz-Flotille Lorient on 2 November, serving as Boot 10 Alcyon. On 4 May 1942, Alcyon was redesignated as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 4 Vorpostenflotille as V 420 Alcyon. On 2 August 1943, she was sunk in the Gironde in an attack by British aircraft with the loss of five of her crew.Шаблон:Sfn

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