USS Holland (SS-1)

USS Holland (SS-1) underway
USS Holland (SS-1) underway
Class overview
Operators United States Navy
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byPlunger class
History
United States
Name
  • Holland VI (1897–1900)
  • USS Holland (1900–)
NamesakeJohn Philip Holland
Builder
Laid downNovember 1896
Launched17 May 1897
Acquired11 April 1900
Commissioned12 October 1900
Decommissioned17 July 1905
Stricken21 November 1910
FateSold 18 June 1913; on display in a park in Paterson, New Jersey until sold for scrap, 1932
General characteristics
Class and typeMidget submarine
Displacement
  • 64 long tons (65 t) surfaced
  • 74 long tons (75 t) submerged
Length53 ft 10 in (16.41 m) LOA
Beam10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) extreme
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power
  • 45 bhp (34 kW) surfaced
  • 75 bhp (56 kW) submerged
Propulsion
Speed
  • 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) submerged
Range
  • 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) at 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) surfaced
  • 30 nmi (56 km; 35 mi) at 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) submerged
Test depth75 feet (23 m)
Complement6
Armament

USS Holland (SS-1) was the United States Navy's first submarine, although not its first underwater watercraft, which was the 1775 submersible Turtle. The boat was originally laid down as Holland VI at the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth, New Jersey for John Philip Holland's Holland Torpedo Boat Company, and launched on 17 May 1897. She was acquired by the USN on 11 April 1900 and commissioned on 12 October 1900, Lieutenant H. H. Caldwell commanding.[1][2]

  1. ^ Friedman, p. 286
  2. ^ "Holland I (SS-1)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.