The cache initially contains a tiny logbook, a pen and a keychain tool to check tires, as a gift for the first to find. It is placed at the yard of the museum where the upper tower of submarine Papanikolis is placed also. Among this there are some other artillery equipments.
The Y2-Papanikolis, ordered after the First World War. She was built at the Chantiers de la Loire shipyards between 1925-27, and is commissioned into the Hellenic Navy on 21 December 1927. Its first captain was Cdr P. Vandoros.
Technical specs of the submarine:
Displacement: Surfaced 576 tons, Submerged 775 tons
Length: 62.4 m
Beam: 5.3 m
Draft: 3.35 m
Propulsion: 2 × 2-cycle Schneider-Carels diesel 1,300hp, 2 × electric 1,000hp
Complement: 30 (39?)
Max. Dive: 73 m
Speed: (Surf.) 14 knots, (Subm.) 9.5 knots
Range: (Surf.) 3,500 nm @ 10 knots, (Subm.) 100 nm @ 5 knots
Armament: 6x 533mm torpedo tubes (2 internal bow, 2 external bow, 2 external stern; 7 torpedoes)
1. Information about Papanikolis from Uboat.net.
2. More Information from Wikipedia.org
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