Holland 1 Designer: John Philip Holland Built by Vickers Maxim at Barrow-in-Furness and launched in 1901, this pioneer submarine was powered by a 160hp petrol engine and had a surface speed of 8 knots. A 70hp electric motor gave a submerged speed of 7 knots. Holland 1 was the Royal Navy's first operational submarine.

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John Philip Holland
(1840-1914) inventor of the modern submarine

Holland 1
(1901-1913) submarine

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