HMS H6

HNLMS O 8
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS H6
BuilderCanadian Vickers, Montreal
Laid down1914
Launched12 May 1915
Commissioned10 June 1915
FateSold to the Netherlands on 4 May 1917
Netherlands
NameHNLMS O 8
Acquired4 May 1917
Commissioned7 May 1917
FateScuttled by Dutch forces following German invasion of the Netherlands during Second World War. Later refloated by Germany on 14 May 1940
Nazi Germany
NameUD-1
Commissioned21 November 1940
Decommissioned23 November 1943
FateScuttled in Kiel Harbour following Allied advance on 3 May 1945
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeH-class submarine
Displacement
  • 364 long tons (370 t) surfaced
  • 434 long tons (441 t) submerged
Length150 ft 3 in (45.80 m)
Beam15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Range
  • 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 130 nautical miles (240 km; 150 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged
Complement22
Armament
Service record as UD-1
Part of:
Identification codes: M 28 540
Commanders:
  • K.Kapt. Hermann Rigele
  • 21 November 1940 – 3 May 1941
  • Kptlt. Friedrich Schäfer
  • 4 May – 2 November 1941
  • Franz Venier
  • 3 November 1941 – 14 December 1942
  • Kptlt. Wolfgang Ketelsen
  • 15 December 1942 – 17 May 1943
  • Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Weidner
  • 18 May – 28 November 1943
Operations: None
Victories: None

HMS H6 was a British H-class submarine of the Royal Navy built by Canadian Vickers & Co. during World War I.

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