D-6 (HMS)

Submarine in Ireland, dating from 1918

550-ton British D-class submarine. Built in 1912 by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Barrow-in-Furness and measured 49.4m long, and 6.83m in width. Powered by twin screw 1,200 horsepower oil engines and was capable of 16knots on the surface and 9knots while submerged. The D-class submarine was armed with a 12-pounder deck gun and had three 18inch torpedo tubes, one at the stern and two at the bow. On war patrol off the north coast of Ireland with a crew of 29 under captain Lieut. Samuel Arthur Brooks. Tor

Type:
Submarine

Period:
1918

Coordinates:
55.75°N, 7.75°W

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