USS H-6, a 358-ton H-4 class submarine, was commissioned in September 1918, the first of her class to be completed. She had originally been fabricated at Groton, Connecticut, for the Russian Navy, but the Russian revolution prevented delivery, and the disassembled "boat" was sold to the U.S. Government in May 1918. After completion by the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, H-6 was based at San Pedro, California, for operations along the West Coast. Designated SS-149 in July 1920, she was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia, in the summer of 1922. Decommissioned in October of that year, USS H-6 was retained in reserve until February 1931, when she was stricken from the Navy List. She was sold for scrapping in late November 1933.
This page features the only view we have concerning USS H-6 (Submarine # 149, later SS-149).
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