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Holland Torpedo Boat Company

First submarine builder for US Navy

Holland Torpedo Boat Company was founded by John Philip Holland (1841–1914) in 1893. Holland was an Irish engineer-inventor, who designed and built the first practical submarine.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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USS Holland (SS-1) - Scientific American 1898 — Photo: Scientific American, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Holland Torpedo Boat Company was founded by John Philip Holland (1841–1914) in 1893. Holland was an Irish engineer-inventor, who designed and built the first practical submarine.²

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