HMS B6
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| HMS B6 in the solent viewed from behind HMS B6 in the solent | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS B6 |
| Builder: | Vickers |
| Launched: | 30 November 1905 |
| Completed: | 3 March 1906 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
287 tons surfaced 316 tons submerged |
| Length: | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Speed: |
12 kn (22 km/h) surfaced 7 kn (13 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 1,300 nmi (2,400 km) at 8 kn (15 km/h) surfaced |
| Complement: | 15 |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 in (460 mm) bow torpedo tubes |
HMS B6 was a Royal Navy B class submarine, built at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness, launched 30 November 1905 and completed 3 March 1906.
B6 was deployed to the Mediterranean soon after the outbreak of World War I. Due to the lack of spare parts this group of submarines were not used after September 1915. In 1917 the Italian Navy converted B6 into to surface patrol boat S6 to serve in the Adriatic.
B6 was sold in 1921 to Messrs. Francotosti, Malta.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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