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'''U.S.S. ''Holland''''' was America's first submarine, and the archetype for early British and Japanese efforts in undersea warfare.
 
'''U.S.S. ''Holland''''' was America's first submarine, and the archetype for early British and Japanese efforts in undersea warfare.
  
Launched in 1897, she was purchased by the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1900 and was commissioned that 12 October with Lieutenant Harry H. Caldwell in command.
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==Construction==
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Launched in 1897, she was purchased by the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1900.  She was part-replacement for the unsuccessful steam-powered ''Plunger'', also designed and built by John P. Holland.
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==Service==
 
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''Holland'' commissioned on 12 October, 1900 with {{LieutUS}} [[Harry Handly Caldwell|Harry H. Caldwell]] in command.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 3 November 2015

U.S.S. Holland (1897)
Hull Number: SS-1
Builder: Crescent Shipyard[1]
Purchased: 11 Apr, 1900[2]
Launched: 17 May, 1897[3]
Commissioned: 12 Oct, 1900[4]
Stricken: 21 Nov, 1910[5]
Sold: Jun, 1913[6]

U.S.S. Holland was America's first submarine, and the archetype for early British and Japanese efforts in undersea warfare.

Construction

Launched in 1897, she was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1900. She was part-replacement for the unsuccessful steam-powered Plunger, also designed and built by John P. Holland.

Service

Holland commissioned on 12 October, 1900 with Lieutenant Harry H. Caldwell in command.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 126.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 126.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 126.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 126.
  7. List and Station, July 1902. p. 17.
  8. Register of Officers, 1903. p. 32.
  9. Register of Officers, 1906. p. 84.
  10. Register of Officers, 1905. p. 86.

Bibliography

  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com).


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