Draft:Alcheron, Submarine Tender
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Acheron, was a Submarine tender built by Nazi Germany and launched in 1919. Originally designated M 113, it served the Kriegsmarine from 1936, and from 1940 as M 513.
Construction and Technicalities
[edit]The boat was built during World War I in 1918 at the Stülcken Shipyard in Hamburg-Steinwerder. It was launched there on 27 May 1919, and commissioned into service by the Reichsmarine on 28 April 1920. The boat has a waterline length of 56.1m and an overall length of 59.3m, a beam of 7.3m and a draft of 2.23m. The boat consisted of two 10.5 cm L/45 guns, and could carry up to 30 mines. It had a top speed of 16 knots and total of 1,850 Horsepower. The bunker could hold 130 tons of coal, giving it a range of 2,000 Nautical miles. The crew consisted of 40 men.