USS ''N-6'' (SS-58) was a N-class coastal defense submarine of the

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. Her keel was laid down on 15 April 1915 by

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Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The N-boats built by Lake had slightly different specifications from the ones built by Seattle Construction and Drydock and are sometimes considered a separate class. ''N-6'' was launched on 21 April 1917 sponsored by Mrs. John A. Kissick, and commissioned on 9 July 1918.

Service history

After outfitting at

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, she commenced patrolling off the

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coast to protect coastal shipping from German

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s. She alternated operating out of New London and

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until she put into the former port on 13 October for upkeep. With the exception of a training cruise up the New England coast from 14 to 19 July 1919, and a voyage to New York Navy Yard from 29 September to 9 October, ''N-6'' remained at New London until sailing in early May 1920 for Annapolis, Maryland, arriving on 27 May. There, she was used to indoctrinate midshipmen of the

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in submarine warfare. Departing Annapolis on 3 June, she returned to New London where she was placed in reserve on 7 June. Remaining in reserve until 15 September, she sailed to

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, for an extensive overhaul, returning to New London on 25 March 1921. She operated out of New London, making several training cruises, until October, when her engines were transferred to a new L-class submarine. Departing New London on 2 February 1922, under tow of tug , she sailed to Philadelphia where she was decommissioned on 16 February and was sold for scrap to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia on 31 July.

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* United States N-class submarines World War I submarines of the United States Ships built in Bridgeport, Connecticut 1917 ships {{US-submarine-stub