German submarine U-6 (1935)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-6.
The German submarine U-6 was a long-lived but very inactive Type IIA U-boat built before World War II for service in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.
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U-1, the first Type II boat | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-6 |
Ordered | 2 February 1935 |
Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
Cost | 1,500,000 Reichsmark |
Yard number | 241 |
Laid down | 11 February 1935 |
Launched | 21 August 1935 |
Commissioned | 7 September 1935 |
Decommissioned | 7 August 1944 at Gotenhafen |
Fate | Stricken, 7 August 1944 |
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Class and type | Type IIA coastal submarine |
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Height | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in) |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 22 men |
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Identification codes: | M 00 130 |
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Victories: | No ships sunk or damaged |
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As she was one of the first batch of boats built following the renunciation of the Treaty of Versailles, she was capable of only coastal and short cruising work. This led to her being reassigned to training duties after the Norwegian campaign in 1940.