USS Holland (AS-3)
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United States | |
Name | USS Holland |
Builder | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington |
Launched | 12 April 1926 |
Decommissioned | 21 March 1947 |
Reclassified | ARG-18, 30 August 1945 |
Stricken | 18 June 1952 |
Honors and awards | 2 battle stars and Navy Unit Commendation (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 3 October 1953 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine tender |
Displacement | |
Length | 483 ft 8 in (147.42 m) |
Beam | 61 ft 1 in (18.62 m) |
Draft | 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) |
Installed power | 7,000 kW ) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 388 |
Armament |
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USS Holland (AS-3) was a
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Service history
Pre-World War II
Holland arrived in San Francisco from Puget Sound on 24 April to become flagship of Captain J. T. Thompkins, Commander Submarine Divisions, Battle Fleet. On 24 September, she was permanently assigned to base at San Diego, California, tending submarine divisions there with periodic tours to Panama to service submarines based at the Canal Zone.
On 5 November 1930, Holland became flagship of Captain Chester W. Nimitz, Commander Submarine Divisions, Battle Fleet with additional duty as Commander of Submarine Division 20. The former command was abolished as of 1 April 1931 and Captain Nimitz retained his flag in Holland as Commander, of his submarine division, now designated Submarine Division 12. He left Holland on 17 June, relieved by Captain Wilhelm L. Friedell.
In addition to being the flagship of Submarine Division 12, Holland temporarily served as Submarine Force Flagship (March–July 1933). In June 1935, she became joint flagship of Submarine Squadron 6 and Submarine Division 12. This duty continued until June 1941 when she became flagship of Submarine Squadron 2.
World War II
On 22 November 1941, Holland arrived at
While based in Australia, under the command of Captain C.Q. Wright, Holland serviced and overhauled several submarines before returning for overhaul at
Post-war
Vice Admiral Lockwood shifted his Submarine Force Flag ashore to his new quarters on
Holland set course 6 June 1946 by way of Pearl Harbor for San Diego where she arrived on 28 June. She shifted to San Pedro for inactivation overhaul in the Terminal Island Navy Yard, then was towed to San Diego where she was decommissioned on 21 March 1947. She was assigned to the San Diego, California, group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet until her name was struck from the Navy Register on 18 June 1952. Her hull was sold for scrapping on 3 October 1953 to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Awards
- Navy Unit Commendation
- American Defense Service Medal with "FLEET" clasp
- battle stars
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Medal
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Holland at NavSource Naval History
- Mare Island Navy Yard Archived 19 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine – 1928. Elbridge Ayer Burbank pencil sketch.