HNLMS K VI

History
Netherlands
Name	K VI
Builder	Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down	4 April 1916
Launched	23 December 1920
Commissioned	11 October 1921
Decommissioned	August 1937
General characteristics
Type	K V-class submarine
Displacement	569 tons surfaced; 649 tons submerged;
Length	57.31 m (188 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 600 bhp (447 kW) diesel engines; 2 × 200 bhp (149 kW) electric motors;
Speed	13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced; 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged;
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface; 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged;
Complement	31
Armament	2 × 17.7 inch bow torpedo tubes; 2 × 17.7 inch stern torpedo tubes; 2 × 17.7 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower; 1 x 75 mm gun; 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun;

NameK VI

BuilderFijenoord, Rotterdam

Laid down4 April 1916

Launched23 December 1920

K VI was a K V-class patrol submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was built by Fijenoord shipyard in Rotterdam.

v t e K V-class submarines
K V K VI K VII
Preceded by: K III class Followed by: K VIII class
List of submarines of the Netherlands

References

History




Netherlands
Name	K VI
Builder	Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down	4 April 1916
Launched	23 December 1920
Commissioned	11 October 1921
Decommissioned	August 1937


General characteristics ^[1]
Type	K V-class submarine
Displacement	569 tons surfaced 649 tons submerged
Length	57.31 m (188 ft 0 in)
Beam	5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 600 bhp (447 kW) diesel engines 2 × 200 bhp (149 kW) electric motors
Speed	13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Complement	31
Armament	2 × 17.7 inch bow torpedo tubes 2 × 17.7 inch stern torpedo tubes 2 × 17.7 inch external-traversing torpedo tubes forward of the conning tower 1 x 75 mm gun 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun