HMS Holland 4 explained
Holland-class submarine No 4 was built by
Vickers, at Barrow in Furness,
Cumbria, United Kingdom, and was laid down in 1902. She was launched on 23 May 1902,
[1] and successfully concluded 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. She was the only member of the
Holland-class to be given this modification.
[3] She was stricken in 1912.
[4] She foundered on 3 September 1912. She was
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.
