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]
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| Name | O 6 |
| Builder | De Schelde, Flushing |
| Laid down | 2 or 21 May 1914 |
| Launched | 10 June 1915 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1916 |
| Decommissioned | November 1936 |
| Fate | Decommissioned 1936 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Unique submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 35.69 m (117 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 4.13 m (13 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | |
| Complement | 15 |
| Armament |
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Service history edit
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]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Dutch Submarines: The O 6 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 6". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
Bibliography edit
- Jalhay, P.C.; Wijn, J.J.A. (1997). Ik nader ongezien! De onderzeeboten van de Koninklijke Marine. Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 978-9067074629.