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John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann) (24 February 1841 – 12 August 1914) was an Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.
John Philip Holland (born February 24?, 1841, Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland—died August 12, 1914, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.) was an Irish-born inventor who was the father of the modern submarine. He designed and built the first underwater vessel accepted by the U.S. Navy.
Aug 19, 2017 · John Philip Holland is the father of the modern submarine. His contribution to military history changed the course of naval warfare forever. The great-grandchildren of his brainchildren still...
Feb 27, 2024 · The incredible story of John Philip Holland, who was born in County Clare on this day in 1841 and went on to invent the first submarine.
Aug 14, 2014 · As we mark the centenary of the start of the first World War, it seems timely to remember John Philip Holland, an Irish inventor whose idea for an electric underwater boat transformed the war...
Aug 12, 2014 · August 12 th 2014 marked the 100 th anniversary of the death of John Philip Holland, a Clare man recognized as “the father of the modern submarine.” Much of Holland’s pioneering work on submarines was done after he emigrated to the United States in 1873.
John Philip Holland (1840-1914) was an Irish-American inventor who succeeded in developing the submarine sufficiently to win it a place in the navies of the world. John P. Holland was born in County Clare, Ireland, where, after going to school in his native town and in Limerick, he became a schoolteacher.
John Philip Holland was an Irish schoolteacher who immigrated to the United States in 1873 to pursue his passion: the design of the world's first practical submarine.
John Philip Holland was the Irish-born inventor of the modern submarine. A mild-mannered teacher, he created one of the most formidable modern weapons of war.
John Philip Holland, the man who developed the first true submarine accepted by U.S. Navy (spending 57 of his 74 years working with submersibles), was born in Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland, on...
