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''Holland 1'' (or ''HM submarine Torpedo Boat No 1'') was the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy, the first in a six-boat batch of the . She was lost in 1913 while under tow to the scrapyard following decommissioning. Recovered in 1982, she was put on display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport. ==History== In 1901 she was ordered from John Philip Holland and built at Barrow-in-Furness. The keel was laid down 4 February 1901. In order to keep the boat’s construction secret, she was assembled in a building labelled "Yacht Shed", and the parts that had to be fabricated in the general yard were marked for "pontoon no 1". She was launched on 2 October 1901 and dived for the first time (in an enclosed basin) on 20 March 1902. Sea trials began in April 1902. In September 1902 she arrived at Portsmouth with the other completed Holland boat and along with (their floating submarine base) made up the "First Submarine Flotilla", commanded by Captain Reginald Bacon. Recognizing how dangerous the new submarines could be, he proceeded cautiously with training his small band of volunteer officers and men. There were accidents and disappointments, but just a few months later Captain Bacon reported that: :"Even these Little Boats would be a terror to any ship attempting to remain or pass near a harbour holding them". On 3 March 1903 ''Holland 1'' suffered an explosion that caused four injuries. On 24 October 1904, with the rest of the Holland fleet and three A-class boats, ''Holland 1'' sailed from Portsmouth to attack a Russian fleet that had mistakenly sunk a number of British fishing vessels in the North Sea in the Dogger Bank incident. The boats were recalled before any attack could take place. The submarine was decommissioned and sold in 1913 to T W Ward (limited) for £410.〔 By the time the submarine was sold she was considered so obsolete that she was sold with all fittings intact, and the only requirement put on the purchaser was that the torpedo tube be put out of action.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Holland 1」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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