John Philip Holland | |
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| Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin | |
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| Born | February 24, 1841 Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland |
| Died | August 12, 1914 (aged 73) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, New Jersey |
| Education | C.B.S. Secondary School Ennistymon |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Years active | 1878–1914 |
| Notable work | Holland VI Holland 1 |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Marine engineering |
| Employer(s) | Holland Torpedo Boat Company |
| Projects | |
| Significant advance | Submarine |
| Awards | Engineering Heritage Award (2011) |
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John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann[citation needed]; February 24, 1841[1] – August 12, 1914[2]) was an Irish marine engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.[3]
- ^ Holland's daughter Marguerite claims her father was born on 29 February, a leap year, which would make the year of birth was 1840, not 1841, but this is not universally accepted, as the Christian Brothers' register in Limerick contains the notation "J.P. Holland ... entered June 15, 1858, aged 17."
- ^ "John Philip Holland". Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 March 2024.
- ^ Profile Archived 6 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, United States Navy. Retrieved 21 December 2015.