HMS G6
{{Short description|British submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=G9 at Scapa.jpg |Ship caption= A G-class submarine before bow modification. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United Kingdom |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |Ship name=G6 |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Armstrong Whitworth |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=1 December 1914 |Ship launched=7 December 1915 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=10 May 1916 |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship fate=Sold for scrap, 4 November 1921 to Young, Sunderland. |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= | Ship class = G-class submarine | Ship displacement =*{{convert|703|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} surfaced
| Ship length = {{convert|187|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on|1}} | Ship beam = {{convert|22|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on|1}} | Ship draught = {{convert|13|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship power=*{{convert|1600|bhp|lk=in|abbr=on}} (diesel)
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| Ship speed =*{{convert|14.25|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
| Ship range = {{convert|2400|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12.5|kn|abbr=on}} surfaced | Ship test depth = | Ship complement = 30 | Ship armament =*4 × 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes
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HMS G6 was a British G-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I.
Description
The G-class submarines were designed by the Admiralty in response to a rumour that the Germans were building double-hulled submarines for overseas duties. The submarines had a length of {{convert|187|ft|1|in|m|1}} overall, a beam of {{convert|22|ft|8|in|m|1}} and a mean draft of {{convert|13|ft|4|in|m|1}}. They displaced {{convert|703|LT|t}} on the surface and {{convert|837|LT|t}} submerged. The G-class submarines had a crew of 30 officers and ratings. They had a partial double hull.Gardiner & Gray, p. 90
For surface running, the boats were powered by two {{convert|800|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} Vickers two-stroke diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a {{convert|420|hp|0|adj=on}} electric motor. They could reach {{convert|14.25|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{convert|9|kn}} underwater. On the surface, the G class had a range of {{convert|2400|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|16|kn}}.
The boats were intended to be armed with one 21-inch (53.3 cm) torpedo tube in the bow and two 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes on the beam. This was revised, however, while they were under construction, the 21-inch tube was moved to the stern and two additional 18-inch tubes were added in the bow. They carried two 21-inch and eight 18-inch torpedoes. The G-class submarines were also armed with a single {{convert|3|in|cm|1|adj=on}} deck gun.
Career
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References
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
- {{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}}
- {{cite book|last=McCartney|first=Innes|title=British Submarines of World War I|series=New Vanguard|volume=145|year=2008|publisher=Osprey|location=Oxford, UK|isbn=978-1-84603-334-6}}
{{British G class submarine}}
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Category:British G-class submarines
Category:World War I submarines of the United Kingdom
Category:Ships built on the River Tyne