| HMS L6 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS L6 |
| Builder: | William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir |
| Laid down: | October 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 3 July 1918 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, January 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | L class submarine |
| Displacement: |
890 long tons (904 t) surfaced 1,074 long tons (1,091 t) submerged[1] |
| Length: | 222 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Speed: |
17.3 knots (32.0 km/h; 19.9 mph) surfaced 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 2,800 nmi (5,200 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced[1] |
| Complement: | 35 |
| Armament: |
• 6 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 beam) • 10 × 18 inch torpedoes • 1 × 4-inch gun |
HMS L6 was a British L class submarine built by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir. She was laid down in October 1916 and was commissioned on 3 July 1918.
HMS L6 was sold in January 1935 in Newport, Monmouthshire.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "L Class Submarines". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/l_class.htm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.
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