USS Holland (SS-1)

Before it was created submarine USS Alligator ("Alligator"), but she did not take part in military operations, sunk during towing. The USS Holland , originally named Holland VI , was laid down at the Crescent Shipyard in Elizabeth , New Jersey by the Holland Torpedo Boat Company, an American engineer and inventor, John Holland .

Designed by the designer of sea vessels Lewis Nixon ( English Lewis Nixon ), was launched May 17, 1897. It became part of the US Navy on April 11, 1900, and was commissioned on October 12, 1900, under the command of Lieutenant Harry Caldwell . ^[1] The first US submarine included many elements that determined the functions of submarines of the early 20th century : conning tower , ballast tanks, torpedo launcher.

The crew of the submarine consisted of six people, the maximum depth of immersion was 75 feet (23 meters). The boat had a displacement of 100 tons, one propeller, a 45-hp Otto Deitz 4-stroke gasoline internal combustion engine . for surface movement and an electric motor of 50 hp for underwater travel. The surface speed was 9 knots, the underwater speed was 7 knots. Navigation area above water - 200 miles, under water - 30 miles. The air supply allowed the crew to spend 12 hours under water . The armament consisted of one torpedo tube with three torpedoes, as well as one dynamite gun in the bow of the vessel. The project provided for a second gun at the stern, but it was not installed to improve the exhaust system of the submarine.

The characteristics of the submarine convinced the US government to purchase it for its naval forces - $ 150,000 was paid for the submarine on April 11, 1900 ^[2] . She became the first truly successful submarine, and the following boats, called were ordered by the American government by the American government. On October 12, 1900, in Newport , Rhode Island , Holland VI was renamed USS Holland and commissioned with Commander Harry Caldwell, becoming the first U.S. Navy submarine in the subsequent series of many U.S. Navy submarines. She left Newport on October 16 and headed for Annapolis , Maryland with the tugboat Leyden , where she was used to train the midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy , as well as other sailors for subsequent service on the new U.S. Navy submarines under construction.

With the exception of the period from June 15 to October 1, 1901, when the submarine was at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island, the rest of the time, it remained in Annapolis as a training submarine until July 17, 1905. . USS Holland completed its mission in Norfolk , Virginia . She was removed from the Naval Register ( English Naval Vessel Register ) November 21, 1910. It was sold for scrap to Henry A. Hitner & Sons in Philadelphia on June 18, 1913 for $ 100. In 1915, the skeleton of the submarine was acquired by businessman Peter J. Gibbons . In October 1916, it was shown in Philadelphia , in May 1917 in the Bronx , New York , at the Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries . Then the submarine was in Paterson , New Jersey for several years, until in 1932 it was finally scrapped.

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