HMS K6

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HMS K6 was a British K class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Devonport. She was laid down on the 8 November 1915 and commissioned in May 1917.

K6 was the first of the K class to have its bows raised by converting it into a bulbous swan shape. In 1917, K6 refused to surface during a submerged trial in North Dockyard, Devonport.

K6 was invovled in a serious exercise accident nick named 'battle of May island'. She was responsible for ramming K4 and slicing her in half.

K6 was sold on the 13 July 1926 at Newport.

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  • Submarines, war beneath the waves, from 1776 to the present day, Robert Hutchinson.



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