HNLMS_O_6

HNLMS <i>O 6</i>

HNLMS O 6

Add article description

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]

Quick Facts History, General characteristics ...

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. [1]
    "Dutch Submarines: The O 6 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    "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.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article HNLMS_O_6, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.