Name O 6 Laid down 2 or 21 May 1914 Decommissioned November 1936 Draft 3.05 m | Builder De Schelde, Flushing Commissioned 5 December 1916 Length 36 m | |
Launched 10 June 1915 or 15 July 1916 | ||
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.
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 or 15 July 1916.
On 5 December 1916 the ship was commissioned in the navy. During World War I the ship was based in Den Helder.
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.
In June 1923 the O 6 was used by Professor F.A. Vening Meinesz for gravity measurements in the North Sea. In November 1936 O 6 was decommissioned.