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HMS E16 15th September 1915   SM U-6 Type U 5 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 148) Ordered 8 Apr 1908 Laid down 24 Aug 1908 Launched 18 May 1910 Commissioned 12 Aug 1910 Commanders. 5 Aug 1914 - 28 Sep 1914 Oblt. Wilhelm-Friedrich Starke. 29 Sep 1914 - 4 Nov 1914 Oblt. Otto Steinbrinck. 5 Nov 1914 - 5 Jan 1915 Oblt. Reinhold Lepsius. 6 Jan 1915 - 21 Jan 1915 Oblt. Otto Steinbrinck. 22 Jan 1915 - 15 Sep 1915 Oblt. Reinhold Lepsius. Career 4 patrols 1 Aug 1914 - 15 Sep 1915 I Flotilla Successes 16 ships sunk with a total of 9,614 tons. 3 ships taken as prize with a total of 2,337 tons. 14 Apr 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Folke 1,352 Swedish 14 Apr 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Glencarse (Prize) 188 British 14 Apr 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Vestland 3,392 Danish 19 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Capella 422 Swedish 21 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Anvers (Prize) 862 Norway 21 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Madonna 455 Swedish 22 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Fortuna 203 Norway 25 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius G.P. Harbitz 673 Norway 25 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Harboe 388 Norway 25 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Sognedalen 644 Norway 26 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Elna 78 Danish 26 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Emma 687 Swedish 26 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Marie 173 Danish 26 Jul 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Neptunus 143 Danish 10 Sep 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Presto 206 Norway 11 Sep 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Wansbeck 462 Norway 11 Sep 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Randulf Hansen (Prize) 1,287 Norway 12 Sep 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Bien 120 Norway 13 Sep 1915 U 6 Reinhold Lepsius Norte 216 Norway 19 ships sunk (11,951 tons). Fate 15 Sep 1915 - Torpedoed by HM Sub E16 off Stavanger 5910N 0509E. 24 dead and 5 survivors. There was another U 6 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Aug 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 7 Sep 1935. John Doran If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about HMS E16? There are:1 articles tagged HMS E16 available in our Library   These include information on officers service records, letters, diaries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served in HMS E16 during the Great War 1914-1918. Anfield John William Wray. Leading Seaman (d.22 Aug 1916) Lake Charles. P/O. (d.22nd Aug 1916) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of HMS E16 from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 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