HMS Holland 4 explained
Holland-class submarine No 4 was built by
Vickers, at
Barrow in Furness,
Cumbria, United Kingdom. She was laid down in 1902 and launched on 23 May 1902.
[1] After successfully completing deep sea trials in the
Irish Sea in August 1902,
[2] she was commissioned into the
Royal Navy on 2 August 1903.
In 1905 the submarine was fitted with a conning tower, becoming the only member of the Holland-class to be receive this modification.[3] She was stricken from service in 1912[4] and foundered on 3 September 1912. She was later salvaged and used as a gunnery target on 17 October 1914.
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Notes and References
- Naval & Military intelligence. 24 May 1902 . 8 . 36776.
- Naval & Military intelligence . 16 August 1902 . 4 . 36848.
- Book: Tall, J.J . HM Submarines in Camera An Illustrated History of British Submarines . Paul Kemp . 1996 . Sutton Publishing . 0-7509-0875-0 . 7.
- Gray, Randal, ed., Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985,, p. 86.
