HMS Holland 2 explained

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.[1] She set the depth record for the British Holland-class, accidentally diving to 78 feet.[2]

In December 1902 she sustained some minor damage after a current took her off course and she accidentally surfaced directly underneath a brigantine.[3]

She was sold on 7 October 1913.

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Notes and References

  1. Naval & Military intelligence . 20 October 1902 . 8 . 36903.
  2. Book: Compton-Hall, Richard . Submarine boats The beginnings of underwater warfare . 1983 . Conway maritime press . London . 0-85177-288-9 . 113.
  3. Book: Gray, Edwyn . Edwyn Gray

    . Disasters of the Deep A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters . Edwyn Gray . 2003. Leo Cooper. 0-85052-987-5 . 72–73.

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