Meet the American who is 'the father of the modern submarine.' The first U.S. and British submarines, the USS Holland and HMS Holland, were the designs of John Philip Holland.
John Philip Holland’s brilliance transcended time, distance — and depth. Widely proclaimed 'the father of the modern submarine,' Holland was born in Ireland and moved to the United States as a young man with the audacious idea of building a 'submergible torpedo boat' that could fight silently beneath the waves. He succeeded in remaking maritime history despite no formal mechanical, engineering or military training.
Goldstone chronicled Holland’s unfathomable story in his 2017 book, 'Going Deep: John Philip Holland and The Invention of the Attack Submarine.' 'He figured out how to use the principals of undersea navigation to create a weapon that totally changed naval warfare,' said Goldstone. The USS Holland , the first U.S. Navy submarine, was commissioned on Oct. 12, 1900. The state-of-the-art American vessel, Holland's design, inspired a revolution in military technology.
When Holland's invention, he said, 'got to the point that he had to turn it into a practical product, not a practical machine but a practical product, he was totally out of his depth.' Submersible mechanical duck John Philip Holland was born in Liscannor, County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland, on Feb. 24, 1841. The date of his birth is disputed. His father John Holland, a lighthouse keeper and coastguardsman, and his mother, Mary Holland, were both native Irish speakers.
That man he died in poverty, but he did realize his dream/He was John Philip Holland who invented the submarine.'
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