# HMS L6 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/HMS_L6 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/HMS_L6.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_L6 > Source revision: 1345234792 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) HMS L6 and L8 by Francis Dodd History United Kingdom Name HMS L6 Builder William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir Laid down October 1916 Launched 14 January 1918 Commissioned 3 July 1918 Fate Sold for scrapping, January 1935 General characteristics Class & type L-class submarine Displacement 891 long tons (905 t) surfaced 1,074 long tons (1,091 t) submerged Length 231 ft 1 in (70.4 m) Beam 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m) Draught 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m) Installed power 2,400 bhp (1,800 kW) (diesel) 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (electric) Propulsion 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors Speed 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged Range 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface Test depth 100 feet (30.5 m) Complement 35 Armament 6 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 beam) 1 × 4-inch deck gun **HMS *L6*** was a [L-class submarine](/source/British_L_class_submarine) built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The boat survived the war and was sold for [scrap](/source/Ship_breaking) in 1935. ## Design and description The L-class boats were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding [E class](/source/British_E_class_submarine). The submarine had a length of 231 feet 1 inch (70.4 m) [overall](/source/Length_overall), a [beam](/source/Beam_(nautical)) of 23 feet 6 inches (7.2 m) and a mean [draft](/source/Draft_(ship)) of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They [displaced](/source/Displacement_(ship)) 891 long tons (905 t) on the surface and 1,074 long tons (1,091 t) submerged. The L-class submarines had a crew of 35 officers and [ratings](/source/Naval_rating).[1] For surface running, the boats were powered by two 12-cylinder [Vickers](/source/Vickers)[2] 1,200-[brake-horsepower](/source/Horsepower#Brake_horsepower) (895 kW) [diesel engines](/source/Diesel_engine), each driving one [propeller shaft](/source/Propeller_shaft). When submerged each propeller was driven by a 600-horsepower (447 kW) [electric motor](/source/Electric_motor).[1] They could reach 17 [knots](/source/Knot_(unit)) (31 km/h; 20 mph) on the surface and 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) underwater.[3] On the surface, the L class had a range of 3,200 [nautical miles](/source/Nautical_mile) (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1] The boats were armed with a total of six [18-inch (45 cm)](/source/British_18_inch_torpedo) [torpedo tubes](/source/Torpedo_tube). Four of these were in the bow and the remaining pair in broadside mounts. They carried 10 reload torpedoes, all for the bow tubes.[4] They were also armed with a 4-inch (102 mm) [deck gun](/source/Deck_gun).[5] ## Construction and career HMS *L3* was [laid down](/source/Laid_down) on 19 October 1916 by [William Beardmore and Company](/source/William_Beardmore_and_Company) at their [Dalmuir](/source/Dalmuir) [shipyard](/source/Shipyard), [launched](/source/Ship_naming_and_launching) on 14 January 1918, and completed on 3 July 1918. She was based at [Falmouth, Cornwall](/source/Falmouth%2C_Cornwall) in 1918. HMS *L6* was assigned to the [4th Submarine Flotilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=4th_Submarine_Flotilla&action=edit&redlink=1) and [HMS *Titania*](/source/HMS_Titania) in 1919 and sailed to [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), arriving on 14 April 1920. HMS *L6* was sold for scrap in January 1935 in [Newport](/source/Newport%2C_Wales), [Monmouthshire](/source/Monmouthshire_(historic)). ## Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gg9_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gg9_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gg9_1-2) Gardiner & Gray, p. 93 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Harrison, Chapter 25 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Harrison, Chapters 3 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Harrison, Chapter 27 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Akermann, p. 165 ## References - Akermann, Paul (2002). *Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955* (reprint of the 1989 ed.). Penzance, Cornwall: Periscope Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904381-05-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904381-05-7). - [Colledge, J. J.](/source/J._J._Colledge); Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. [*Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present*](/source/Ships_of_the_Royal_Navy) (3rd Rev ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-86176-281-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-86176-281-8). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [67375475](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/67375475). - Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). *Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921*. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85177-245-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85177-245-5). - Harrison, A. N. (January 1979). ["The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)"](http://rnsubs.co.uk/dits-bits/br-3043.html). RN Subs. Retrieved 27 September 2022. v t e British L-class submarines Royal Navy L1 class L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 class L9 L10 L11 L12 L14 L15 L16 L17 L18 L19 L20 L21 L22 L23 L24 L25 L26 L27 L28N L29N L30N L31N L32N L33 L34X L35X L50 class L50X L51X L52 L53 L54 L55 L56 L57X L58X L59X L60X L61X L62X L63X L64X L65X L66X L67X L68X L69 L70X L71 L72X L73X L74X Soviet Navy Bezbozhnik (ex-L55) Preceded by: J class Followed by: M class N Not completed X Cancelled List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [HMS L6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_L6) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_L6?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.