Born out of a requirement of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) for a seaplane fighter, the Rumpler 6B was, like its contemporaries the Albatros W.4 and Hansa-Brandenburg W.9, an adaptation of an existing landplane design.
The Rumpler 6B was born out of a necessity imposed by the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) for a seaplane fighter, similar to its contemporaries the Albatros W.4 and Hansa-Brandenburg W.9, which were themselves adaptations of earlier landplane designs.