F6 was an F-class submarine in commission in the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) from 1917 to 1935. She took part in seeing service in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Adriatic Campaign.
Design
Construction and commissioning F6 was laid down by Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando (Orlando Brothers Shipyard) in Livorno (Leghorn), Italy, on 1915. She was launched on 1917 and commissioned on 1917.
Service history After completing her workups, F6 was deemed operationally ready on 1917. She was assigned to the La Spezia Maritime Command for operations in the Mediterranean Sea during the Mediterranean U-boat campaign of World War I.
In September 1917, F6 was assigned to the Venice Submarine Command. Based at Ancona, she subsequently took part in the Adriatic Campaign. Before World War I ended in November 1918, she conducted 30 war patrols in the northern Adriatic Sea, but without any significant results.
After the end of World War I, F6 continued to operate in the northern Adriatic Sea until May 1921. In October 1921 she was transferred to Taranto. She subsequently took part in naval maneuvers, attack exercises, and torpedo-firing drills, including combined maneuvers and exercises with surface warships.
F6 was decommissioned on 1935. She subquently was scrapped.
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