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| '''USS ''Holland'' (SS-1)''' was the ]'s first commissioned ], named for her inventor, ]. She was originally laid down as The "Holland VI", and ] by ] of ], in May 1897. This famous craft was actually built under the supervision of the Crescent Shipyard's chief constructor, Mr. Arthur Leopold Busch, a professonally trained naval architect from Great Britain and a good friend of the Irish-American inventor - as Holland's confidant. It was modified over the next few years and renamed as USS ''Holland'' (SS-1) when it was ] by the U.S. Navy on ], ], at ], with Lieutenant Harry H. Caldwell in command. | '''USS ''Holland'' (SS-1)''' was the ]'s first commissioned ], named for her inventor, ]. She was originally laid down as The "Holland VI", and ] by ] of ], in May 1897. This famous craft was actually built under the direct supervision of the Crescent Shipyard's chief constructor, Mr. Arthur Leopold Busch, a professonally trained naval architect from Great Britain and a good friend of the Irish-American inventor - as well as Holland's confidant. It was modified over the next few years and renamed as USS ''Holland'' (SS-1) when it was ] by the U.S. Navy on ], ], at ], with Lieutenant Harry H. Caldwell in command. | ||
| On ], ], ''Holland'' left Newport under tow of tug ''Leyden'' for ], where she trained cadets of the ] as well as officers and enlisted men ordered there to receive training vital in preparing for the operation of other submarines being built for the Fleet. | On ], ], ''Holland'' left Newport under tow of tug ''Leyden'' for ], where she trained cadets of the ] as well as officers and enlisted men ordered there to receive training vital in preparing for the operation of other submarines being built for the Fleet. | ||
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| Laid down: | November 1896 |
| Launched: | 17 May 1897 |
| Commissioned: | 12 October 1900 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 November 1910 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap |
| Struck: | 21 November 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 64 tons |
| Length: | 63 ft 10 in (19 m) |
| Beam: | 10 ft 3 in (3 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 6 in (3 m) |
| Depth: | 12.8 m |
| Speed: | 5 knots (9 km/h) |
| Complement: | 7 |
| Armament: | 1 18" torpedo tube (two reloads) 1 8" pneumatic dynamite gun |
- Holland VI redirects here.
USS Holland (SS-1) was the United States Navy's first commissioned submarine, named for her inventor, John Philip Holland. She was originally laid down as The "Holland VI", and launched by Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in May 1897. This famous craft was actually built under the direct supervision of the Crescent Shipyard's chief constructor, Mr. Arthur Leopold Busch, a professonally trained naval architect from Great Britain and a good friend of the Irish-American inventor - as well as Holland's confidant. It was modified over the next few years and renamed as USS Holland (SS-1) when it was commissioned by the U.S. Navy on October 12, 1900, at Newport, Rhode Island, with Lieutenant Harry H. Caldwell in command.
On October 16, 1900, Holland left Newport under tow of tug Leyden for Annapolis, Maryland, where she trained cadets of the United States Naval Academy as well as officers and enlisted men ordered there to receive training vital in preparing for the operation of other submarines being built for the Fleet.
Holland proved valuable for experimental purposes in collecting data for submarines under construction or contemplation. Her 166-mile surface run from Annapolis to Norfolk, Virginia, January 8 to January 10, 1901, provided useful data on her performance underway over an extended period.
Except for the period June 15 to October 1, 1901, which was passed training cadets at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, Holland remained at Annapolis until July 17, 1905, as a training submarine.
Holland finished out her career at Norfolk, Virginia. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on November 21, 1910. She was sold as scrap to Henry A. Hitner & Sons, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 18, 1913. Her purchaser was required to put up $5,000 bond as assurance that the submarine would be broken up and not used as a ship.
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USS Holland in drydock
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Rough sketch of Holland
See USS Holland for other ships of this name.
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