HMS H6

HNLMS O 8
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS H6
BuilderCanadian Vickers, Montreal
Laid down1914[1]
Launched12 May 1915[1]
Commissioned10 June 1915[1]
FateSold to the Netherlands on 4 May 1917
Netherlands
NameHNLMS O 8
Acquired4 May 1917[2]
Commissioned7 May 1917[3]
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[1]
Decommissioned23 November 1943[1]
FateScuttled in Kiel Harbour following Allied advance on 3 May 1945[1]
General characteristics (as built)
Class and 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[1]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 28 540
Commanders:
  • K.Kapt. Hermann Rigele[4]
  • 21 November 1940 – 3 May 1941
  • Kptlt. Friedrich Schäfer[5]
  • 4 May – 2 November 1941
  • Franz Venier [6]
  • 3 November 1941 – 14 December 1942
  • Kptlt. Wolfgang Ketelsen[7]
  • 15 December 1942 – 17 May 1943
  • Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Weidner[8]
  • 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "Foreign U-boats UD-1". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ Jalhay (1982), p. 107.
  3. ^ von Münching (1978), p. 33.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hermann Rigele". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich Schäfer". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Franz Venier". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfgang Ketelsen". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich Weidner". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.