HNLMS O 6

History
NameO 6
BuilderDe Schelde, Flushing
Laid down2 or 21 May 1914
Launched10 June 1915
Commissioned5 December 1916
DecommissionedNovember 1936
FateDecommissioned 1936
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeUnique submarine
Displacement
  • 192 tons
  • 233 tons
Length35.69 m (117 ft 1 in)
Beam4.13 m (13 ft 7 in)
Draught3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Range
  • 750 nmi (1,390 km; 860 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface
  • 42 nmi (78 km; 48 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Complement15
Armament

O 6 was a unique patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy for European home waters. The ship was built by De Schelde shipyard in Flushing. The submarines diving depth was 40 metres. O 7 was very similar to the O 6 and they are sometimes regarded as one class.[2]

Service history

The submarine was ordered on 8 May 1913 and in May 1914 the O 6 was laid down in Flushing at the shipyard of De Schelde. The launch took place on 10 June 1915.[2]

On 5 December 1916 the ship was commissioned in the navy. During World War I the ship was based in Den Helder.[2]

On 7 Jul 1920 the ship left the port of Flushing for a trip to Norway the ports of Odda, Bergen, Gudvangen among others are visited. The ship returned to Flushing in June 1920.[2]

In June 1923 the O 6 was used by Professor F.A. Vening Meinesz for gravity measurements in the North Sea.[2] In November 1936 O 6 was decommissioned.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dutch Submarines: The O 6 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 6". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

Bibliography

  • Jalhay, P.C.; Wijn, J.J.A. (1997). Ik nader ongezien! De onderzeeboten van de Koninklijke Marine. Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 978-9067074629.