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John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Ó Maolchalann) (24 February 1841–12 August 1914) was an engineer who developed the first submarine accepted by the U.S. Navy (though not the first American submarine, see American Civil War submarines, and the earlier Nautilus and Turtle) and the first ever Royal Navy submarine, the Holland 1. Image File history File linksMetadata Seán_Ó_Maolchalann. ... John Holland is the name of several notable persons in history: John L. Holland is a psychologist who developed the RIASEC model (or Holland Codes) for career development [1] John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1352?–1400), was half-brother to Richard II of England and second husband of Elizabeth... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Günther Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ... USN redirects here. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Günther Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ... The Nautilus (1800). ... A cross-section sketch of Bushnells Turtle. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Holland 1 was the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy, the first in a six-boat batch of the Holland class submarine. ...

Fenian involvement and emigration to the United States

He was one of four brothers who were born in Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland to an Irish speaking mother, Máire Ní Scannláin, and John Holland, and learnt English properly only when he attended the local English-speaking National School system and, from 1858, in the Christian Brothers in Ennistymon.^[1] He and his brother, Mícheál, were both active in the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), the precursor to the Irish Republican Army. Mícheál introduced the inventor to the revolutionary group. Holland and the Fenians conceived a plan to develop a small submarine that could be sealifted on a large merchant ship to an area near an unsuspecting British warship. The submarine would then be released from the bottom of the merchant vessel and attack the warship. HE likes to have sex. Who put this huh come on tell me. Liscannor in north-central Liscannor Bay Liscannor (Irish: Lios Ceannúir) is a coastal village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a world-wide community of religious brothers of the Catholic church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. ... Ennistimon or Ennistymon (Irish: Inis Diomáin) is a village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, near the west coast of Ireland. ... The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) played an important role in the history of Ireland. ... This article is about the historical army of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic (1919–1922) which fought in the Irish War of Independence 1919-21, and the Irish Civil War 1922-23. ... Fenian is a term used since the 1850s for Irish nationalists (who oppose British rule in Ireland). ... Diagrams of first and third rate warships, England, 1728 Cyclopaedia. ...

John Philip Holland was an Irish inventor who came to the United States in 1873. In 1875 his first submarine designs were submitted for consideration by the U.S. Navy, but turned down as unworkable. The Fenians, however, continued to fund Holland's research and development expenses at a level that allowed him to resign from his teaching post. In 1881 the Fenian Ram was launched, but soon after, Holland and the Fenians parted company angrily, for reasons which have not been disclosed. USN redirects here. ... The submarine Fenian Ram was designed by John Philip Holland for use by the Fenian Brotherhood against the British. ...

Holland continued to improve his designs and worked on several experimental boats, including a farcical experience with the U.S. Navy, prior to his successful efforts with a privately built type, launched in 1898. This was the first submarine having power to run submerged for any considerable distance, and the first to combine electric motors (for dived use) and gasoline engines (for surfaced). She was purchased by the Navy after rigorous tests (commissioned 12 October 1900 as USS Holland), and six more of her type were ordered (as the Adder class). This basic design was also adopted by the Royal Navy (with Holland's input, as the Holland class submarine, including Holland 1) and Imperial Japanese Navy for their first submarines. John Philip Holland This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... USS Holland (SS-1) was the United States Navys first submarine, named for her inventor, John Philip Holland. ... Adder is another name for viper. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Holland class submarine was the first-ever class of Royal Navy submarine, including Holland 1 Holland 2 Holland 3 Holland 4 Holland 5, lost 1912 off Sussex Coast. ... Holland 1 was the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy, the first in a six-boat batch of the Holland class submarine. ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun) or sometimes referred to as the Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan (Dai Nippon Teikoku) from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling...

Holland also designed the Holland II and Holland III prototypes. Holland II was a prototype submarine designed by John Philip Holland, preceded by Holland I and followed by Holland III. It should not be confused with Holland 2, the second Holland class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... The Holland III was an early prototype submarine made by John Holland. ...

British involvement

In the early years of the 20th century Great Britain became interested in the submarines designed by Holland, and commissioned several including the Holland 1 for the Royal Navy. Holland 1 was the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy, the first in a six-boat batch of the Holland class submarine. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...

Death

After spending 57 of his 74 years working with submersibles, John Philip Holland died in August 1914 in Newark, New Jersey. Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area    - City 67. ...

See also

• List of people on stamps of Ireland

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Patents

• U.S. Patent 239046 Screw Propeller
• U.S. Patent 337000 Hydrocarbon Engine
• U.S. Patent 472670 Submergible Boat
• U.S. Patent 491051 Submarine Gun
• U.S. Patent 492960 Steering Apparatus
• U.S. Patent 522177 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 537113 Submerigible Boat
• U.S. Patent 681221 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 681222 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 683400 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 684429 Visual Indicator
• U.S. Patent 693272 Auto Dive Mechanism
• U.S. Patent 694153 Auto Ballast
• U.S. Patent 694154 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 694643 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 696971 Firing Valve
• U.S. Patent 696972 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 702728 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 702729 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 706561 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 708552 Submarine Gun
• U.S. Patent 708553 Submarine Boat
• U.S. Patent 815350 Submarine Boat

External links

• Gary W. McCue, "John Philip Holland (1841-1914) And His Submarines". Geocities.com.
• Edward C. Whitman, "John Philip Holland: Father of the Modern Submarine". (ed. Article on John Holland from Undersea Warfare.)
• Holland's Submarines Photos of John Holland's Submarine #1 and the Fenian Ram at the Paterson Museum
• The Paterson Museum Home of John Holland's first and second submarines in Paterson, NJ

Footnotes

1. ^ http://allaboutirish.com/library/people/holland.shtm; http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/ryn/projects/inventors/holland/holland.html; http://www.irishclans.com/articles/famirish/hollandjp.html; http://www.geocities.com/gwmccue/People/Holland_John.html Holland's background and childhood in Clare and Limerick

References

• John Philip Holland, Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998