Holland 1 Holland 1 underway
Career
Ordered:	1900
Laid down:	By American Electric Boat Company, under license at Vickers Maxim shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, 1900
Launched:	From Yacht Shed No 1, 1901, in secret, 8 months after order
Commissioned:	?
Decommissioned:	?
Fate:	5 November 1913 Sank on tow to scrapyard; 1980 raised; now on display at Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	?/? tons (surface/submerged)
Length:	feet
Beam:	feet
Draught:	feet
Propulsion & power:
Speed:	?/? knots (surface/submerged)
Range:	miles at knots/ miles at knots or miles at knots (surface / submerged)
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Complement:
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Armament (surface):
Motto:	Unknown

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Life

• 1901 Commissioned from John Philip Holland and built at Barrow-in-Furness.
• 1902, September, Arrives at Portsmouth with the other completed Holland boat and HMS Hazard (as their floating submarine base) - this makes up the First Submarine Flotilla, commanded by Captain Reginald Bacon. Recognizing how dangerous the new submarines could be, he proceeded cautiously with training his small band of volunteer officers and men. There were accidents and disappointments but just a few months later Captain Bacon reported that:

"Even these Little Boats would be a terror to any ship attempting to remain or pass near a harbour holding them".

• 1913 Lost under tow to scrapyard following decommissioning

1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... John Philip Holland (February 24, 1841 - August 12, 1914) was the African-American engineer who developed the first true submarine accepted by the U.S. Navy. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Afterlife

• 1980 Raised
• 1983 to 1994 Coated in anti-corrosion chemicals and displayed in open air - this proves inadequate.
• 1994 to 1998 Fibreglass tank built round it and filled with chemicals as drastic anti-corrosion measure. This is successful.
• 2001 On its centenary, its new purpose-built cover-building is opened by Countess Mountbatten.

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Right Honourable Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (born 14 February 1924) is a British peeress. ...

See also

• Royal Naval Submarine Service

External links

• Own page on RNSM website