HMS A6
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Laid down: | 1 September 1903 |
| Launched: | 3 March 1904 |
| Commissioned: | 23 March 1905 |
| Fate: | Sold 8 October 1920 for breaking up |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 190 tons surfaced, 207 tons submerged |
| Length: | 105.25 ft (32.08 m) |
| Beam: | 12.75 ft (3.89 m) |
| Draught: | 10.5 ft (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion: |
550 hp petrol engine 150 hp electric engine |
| Speed: |
11 kn (20 km/h) maximum surfaced 8 kn (15 km/h) maximum submerged |
| Range: |
325 nmi (602 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h) surfaced 20 nmi (37 km) at 6 kn (11 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 11 (2 officers and 9 ratings) |
| Armament: | Two 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, plus two reloads |
HMS A6 was an early Royal Navy submarine.
She was a member of Group Two of the first British A-class of submarines (a second, much different A-class submarine appeared towards the end of the Second World War). In common with the other members of her class, she was built at Vickers Barrow-in-Furness.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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