HMS Holland 2

Holland 2 alongside HMS Hazard
History
United Kingdom
Name	Holland 2
Builder	Vickers Maxim shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	4 February 1901
Commissioned	1 August 1902
Fate	Sold on 7 October 1913
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	105 long tons (107 t) submerged
Length	63 ft 10 in (19.46 m) [1]
Beam	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) [1]
Propulsion	Petrol engine, 160 hp (119 kW) Electric motor, 70 hp (52 kW)
Speed	7 knots (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) submerged
Range	20 nmi (37 km) at 7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) submerged
Test depth	100 ft (30 m)
Complement	8 (Lieutenant, Sub-Lieutenant, Coxswain, Torpedo Instructor, Chief Engineering Artificer, Leading Stoker, Stoker, Leading Seaman and Able Seaman)
Armament	1 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tube up to 3 torpedoes

HMS Holland 2 was the second Royal Navy submarine to be built, and the first to be given a non-secret launch, in February 1902.

She was the second of the Holland-class submarines. Holland No. 2 was laid down on 4 February 1901 and commissioned on 1 August 1902. ^[2] She set the depth record for the British Holland-class, accidentally diving to 78 feet. ^[3]

In December 1902 she sustained some minor damage after a current took her off course and she accidentally surfaced directly underneath a brigantine. ^[4]

She was sold on 7 October 1913.

Citations

1. Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Submarines War Beneath the Waves From 1776 to the present day . HarperCollinsPublishers. pp.  25–27. ISBN   0-00-765333-6.
2. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36903. London. 20 October 1902. p. 8.
3. Compton-Hall, Richard (1983). Submarine boats The beginnings of underwater warfare. London: Conway maritime press. p. 113. ISBN   0-85177-288-9.
4. Gray, Edwyn (2003). Disasters of the Deep A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters. Leo Cooper. pp. 72–73. ISBN   0-85052-987-5.

External links

• MaritimeQuest HMS Holland 2 Pages