John Philip Holland | |
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![]() John Philip Holland | |
Born | Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin February 28, 1841 |
Died | August 12, 1914 | (aged 73)
Resting place | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa, New Jersey. |
Education | C.B.S. Secondary School Ennistymon |
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Years active | 1878–1914 |
Known for | Founder of the Holland Torpedo Boat Company. Designed and built the first practical submarine |
Parent(s) | John Holland and Mary Scanlan Holland |
Awards | Many submarine patents, Royal Navy's Mechanical Engineers' Heritage Award[1] |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Marine engineering |
Institutions | Holland Torpedo Boat Company |
Projects | USS Holland Holland 1 |
Awards | Engineering Heritage Award (2011) |
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John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann) (24 February 1841[2] – 12 August 1914[3]) was an Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.[4]
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