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HMS B6 in the solent viewed from behind
HMS B6 in the Solent
History
HMS B6United Kingdom
NameHMS B6
BuilderVickers
Launched30 November 1905
Completed3 March 1906
FateSold for scrap, 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeB-class submarine
Displacement
  • 287 long tons (292 t) surfaced
  • 316 long tons (321 t) submerged
Length142 ft 3 in (43.4 m)
Beam12 ft 7 in (3.8 m)
Draught11 ft 2 in (3.4 m)
Installed power
  • 600 bhp (450 kW) petrol
  • 180 hp (130 kW) electric
Propulsion
  • 1 × 16-cylinder Vickers petrol engine
  • 1 × electric motor
Speed
  • 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 6.5 kn (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) submerged
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 8.7 kn (16.1 km/h; 10.0 mph) on the surface
Test depth100 feet (30.5 m)
Complement2 officers and 13 ratings
Armament2 × 18 in (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes

HMS B6 was one of 11 B-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The boat survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1921.

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