HMS Holland 4

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HMS Holland 4 underway at Portsmouth, England.
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHolland 4
Builder
Vickers Maxim shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down1902
Launched23 May 1902
Commissioned2 August 1903
Stricken1912
Fate
  • Foundered 3 September 1912
  • Salvaged
  • Sunk as target 17 October 1914
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement105 long tons (107 t) submerged
Length63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)[1]
Beam11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)[1]
Propulsion
  • Petrol engine, 160 hp (119 kW)
  • Electric motor, 70 hp (52 kW)
Speed7 knots (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) submerged
Range20 nmi (37 km) at 7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) submerged
Test depth100 ft (30 m)
Complement8 (
Able Seaman
)
Armament
  • 1 ×
    18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tube
  • up to 3 torpedoes

Holland-class submarine No 4 was built by

Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, United Kingdom, and was laid down in 1902. She was launched on 23 May 1902,[2] and successfully concluded deep sea trials in the Irish Sea in August 1902.[3] She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2 August 1903. In 1905 the submarine was fitted with a conning tower.[4] She was the only member of the Holland-class to be given this modification.[4] She was stricken in 1912.[5] She foundered on 3 September 1912. She was salvaged
and used as a gunnery target on 17 October 1914.

Service history

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36776. London. 24 May 1902. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36848. London. 16 August 1902. p. 4.
  4. ^ .
  5. , p. 86.

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