German trawler V 420 Alcyon

For other uses, see Alcyon (disambiguation).
History
NameAlcyon
Owner
  • Unknown (1904–30)
  • Bourgain-Vincent (1930–34)
  • E. Malfoy & Fils (1934–40)
  • Kriegsmarine (1940–43)
Port of registry
BuilderBonn & Mees
Yard number163
Completed1904
Identification
  • code letters OBNH (1904–33)
  • Fishing boat registration B 2892 (1904–40)
  • call sign FNOH (1934–40)
  • Pennant number 10 (1940–41)
  • Pennant number V 420 (1941–43)
FateSunk 2 August 1943
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage247 GRT, 100 NRT
Length40.2 m (132.0 ft) (1925–35)
Beam6.6 m (21.6 ft)
Draught3.56 metres (11 ft 8 in)
Depth3.8 m (12.6 ft)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 60 nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

Alcyon was a French fishing trawler that was seized in World War II 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 40.2 m (132.0 ft) long, her beam was 6.6 m (21.6 ft), and her depth was 3.8 m (12.6 ft).[1] Her draught was 3.56 metres (11 ft 8 in).[2] Her tonnages were 266 GRT and 103 NRT. She had a single screw propeller. She had a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, made by Alblasserdamsche Machienfabriek, Alblasserdam, South Holland, Netherlands. It had cylinders of 33 centimetres (13 in), 55 centimetres (21+1⁄2 in) and 89 centimetres (35 in) diameter by 61 centimetres (24 in) stroke; was rated at 60 nhp;[1] and gave her a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h).[2]

History

Bonn & Mees of Rotterdam, South Holland built Alcyon as yard number 163 by in 1904 for French owners.[2] Her code letters were OBNH,[1] and her port letter and number were B 2892.[2] By 1930, she was owned by Bourgain-Vincent, Boulogne-sur-Mer.[1] In 1934, the call sign FNOH superseded her code letters. She was sold to E. Malfoy & Fils in that year.[3]

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.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Gröner 1993, p. 329.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Gröner 1993, p. 330.
  5. ^ 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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