''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
Flushing may refer to:
Places
* Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
* Flushing, Queens, New York City
** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens
** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens
** Flushin ...
. The submarines diving depth was 40 metres. 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.
On 5 December 1916 the ship was commissioned in the navy. During
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
the ship was based in
Den Helder.
On 7 Jul 1920 the ship left the port of ''Flushing'' for a trip to
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
the ports of
Odda,
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
,
Gudvangen
Gudvangen is a village in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is a popular tourist destination and is located at the end of the Nærøyfjord where the Nærøydalselvi river empties into the fjord. The European route E16 highway p ...
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
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...
.
In November 1936 ''O 6'' was decommissioned.
External links
Description of ship
References
Bibliography
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:O 6
1915 ships
Ships built in Vlissingen
Submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Submarines built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde