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USS Holland (AS-3)
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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 Liscanor, County Clare, Ireland, on 29 February 1840. As a youth, he considered the use of the submarine to further the cause of Irish Independence. Holland came to the United States in 1873. In 1875 his first submarine designs were submitted for consideration by the U.S. Navy, but turned down as unworkable. Holland continued to improve his designs and worked on several experimental boats prior to his successful efforts with the privately built Holland launched in 1898. This was the first submarine having power to run submerged for any considerable distance. She was purchased by the Navy after rigorous tests, and six more of her type were ordered.
US Navy photo # NH 2697, John Philip Holland (1841-1914)
Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa the 1890s or the early 1900s.
He was the inventor of the U.S. Navy's first successful submarine, USS Holland (Submarine Torpedo Boat # 1).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. |
Bill Gonyo |
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Holland (AS-3) under construction at Navy Yard Puget Sound, circa 1925
US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 118292 |
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USS Holland (AS-3) in Navy Yard Puget Sound Dry Dock #2, conducting submarine lifting weight test of 190 long tons (suspended). 27 July 1926.
Navy Yard Puget Sound photo # P152. |
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USS Holland (AS-3) in flooded Dry Dock #2 at Navy Yard Puget Sound conducting submarine lifting weight test of 190 long tons (submerged). 29 July 1926.
Navy Yard Puget Sound photo # P8924. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Holland (AS-3) hoisting USS S-4 (SS-109) by the bow so repairs can be made, during the 1920s. Note the heavy lifting gear deployed from Holland's "clipper" bow.
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 41858 and NH 41862 by PHC Peck. |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Holland (AS-3) in Balboa harbor, Panama Canal Zone, 7 May 1927, with seven "S"-type submarines alongside. Submarines in the center group are (from outboard):
USS S-46 (SS-157).
USS S-47 (SS-158);
USS S-44 (SS-155); and
an unidentified boat. Outboard submarine in the group astern is USS S-45 (SS-156).
Panoramic photograph, taken for the National Photo Service, San Antonio, Texas. Note that firm's logo in the right-center.
US Navy photo # NH 96623 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command . Courtesy of Captain Gordon Peterson, USN. |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Holland (AS-3) at anchor in the harbor at San Diego, CA., 10 November 1932, with
USS Nautilus (SS-168),
USS Narwhal (SS-167) and
USS Bass (SS-164) alongside.
US National Archives photo # 80G-463339, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
Rick Davis and
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USS Holland (AS-3) moored at San Diego, circa 1930s with submarines alongside.
To starboard (from inboard) are:
USS S-25 (SS-130);
USS S-28 (SS-133);
USS S-24 (SS-129);
USS S-27 (SS-132);
USS S-26 (SS-131); and
USS S-48 (SS-159) or
USS S-46 (SS-157).
To port (from inboard) are :
USS V-3 (SF-6), later USS Bonita (SS-165);
USS V-2 (SF-5), later USS Bass (SS-164);
USS S-45 (SS-156);
USS S-43 (SS-154);
USS S-44 (SS-155); and
USS S-42 (SS-153);
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 63094. |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Holland (AS-3) and USS Bonita (V-3) (SS 165), date and location unknown. Note USS Bonita is rendering passing honors to USS Holland.
US Navy photo. |
Darryl Baker |
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USS Holland (AS-3) under way in harbor, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
Scott Koen |
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USS Holland (AS-3) at anchor in harbor, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
Jim Kurrasch
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USS Holland (AS-3) trade coins, circa 1930s. |
Tommy Trampp |
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USS Holland (AS-3) moored at San Diego, CA., circa 1930. Submarines alongside, apparently holding inspection, are (from
inboard):
USS V-3 (SF-6), later Bonita (SS-165);
USS V-2 (SF-5), later Bass (SS-164);
USS S-45 (SS-156);
USS S-43 (SS-154);
USS S-44 (SS-155); and
USS S-42 (SS-153);
US Navy photo # NH 53437, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .
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USS Holland (AS-3) anchored in San Diego Bay, with USS Wright (AV-1) and USS Langley (CV-1) moored pierside at NAS North Island in the background, circa 1931-32.
Photo by Teddy Krueger, USS Holland. |
Rick Larson, MMCM(SS) Ret. |
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USS Holland (AS-3) at anchor off San Diego with submarines alongside, circa 1935.
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 82789. |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Holland (AS-3) at anchor of San Diego with the submarines USS Barracuda (SS-163) and USS Dolphin (SS-169 alongside, during the 1930s.
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 65018. |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Holland (AS-3) tending subs in Alaskan waters, date unknown |
Courtesy Randy Guttery
Tendertales web site |
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USS Holland (AS-3) anchored in the Hawaiian Islands during the 1937 Fleet Problem XVIII.
US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo #1997.277.071.010 |
Mike Green |
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USS Holland (AS-3) and submarines at a dock in Juneau, AK. in July, 1934. Submarines alongside include from left to right;
USS Bass (SS-164),
USS Bonita (SS-165),
USS Barracuda (SS-163),
USS Nautilus (SS-168) and
USS Narwhal (SS-167). The mill of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company is in the background. Photo by Winter & Pond from the collections of the Alaska State Library. |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret. |
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USS Holland (AS-3) with submarines alongside in the harbor at San Diego, CA., 24 December 1934. Submarines alongside include
from left to right;
USS Cachalot (SS-170),
USS Dolphin (SS-169),
USS Barracuda (SS-163),
USS Bass (SS-164),
USS Bonita (SS-165),
USS Nautilus (SS-168) and
USS Narwhal (SS-167).
US National Archives photo # 80-G-63334, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
Bob Canchola |
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USS Holland (AS-3) with seven submarines alongside, circa 1936-1939. From left to right:
USS Nautilus (SS-168);
USS Narwhal (SS-167);
USS Shark (SS-174), marked "P3";
USS Dolphin (SS-169), marked "D1";
USS Porpoise (SS-172), marked "P1";
USS Pike (SS-173), marked "P2"
and
USS Tarpon (SS-175), marked "P4".
US Navy photo #NH 3039 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command . |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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Panoramic photograph of USS Holland (AS-3) moored at Buoy 19, San Diego, CA, 1940, with eleven submarines alongside. Submarines are (from left to right):
USS Salmon (SS-182);
USS Seal (SS-183);
USS Stingray (SS-186);
USS Perch (SS-176);
USS Pollack (SS-180);
USS Cachalot (SS-170);
USS Cuttlefish (SS-171);
USS Skipjack (SS-184);
USS Sturgeon (SS-187);
USS Snapper (SS-185) and
USS Sargo (SS-188).
SS-182 through SS-187 were members of Submarine Division 15, commanded by R.W. Christie. USS Richmond (CL 9), flagship of the Commander Submarine Force, Pacific, is in the right distance.
US Navy photo # NH 68481US Naval History and Heritage Command photo, courtesy of US Naval Institute, James C Fahey Collection. |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Holland (AS-3) coming alongside Merry Point at Pearl Harbor in late 1941.
US Naval History and Heritage Command, 19-N-25944 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the
US Naval History and Heritage Command, courtesy Shipscribe.com |
Mike Green |
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USS Holland (AS-3) tending 6 submarines at San Diego, date unknown
US National Archives photo # 80-G-42598, a US Navy photo, now in the collections of the US National Archives |
US National Archives |
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USS Holland (AS-3) coming alongside Merry Point, Pearl Harbor, T.H. in late 1941. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 1. Note the light mooring line
messenger running from ship to pier aft. Heavier mooring lines appear to have already been rigged forward. The National Ensign is coming down from the main mast gaff, while that at the stern
is already fully raised.
US Navy Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command. Photo # 19-N-25942 |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Holland (AS-3) underway in Pearl Harbor, T.H. in late 1941, shortly before she deployed to the Philippines for Asiatic Fleet service. The ship is
painted in Camouflage Measure 1.
US Navy Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command. Photo # 19-N-25943 |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Holland (AS-3) tending five submarines at on West Victoria Quay, Fremantle, Western Australia, 5 March 1942. Australian armed forces photo. This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number: 302625. |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Holland (AS-3) under way, 22 April 1943, location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret. |
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USS Holland (AS-3) (stern view) under way in San Francisco Bay, 22 May 1943.
Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3755-43, 5/22/43. |
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USS Holland (AS-3) (broadside view) off Treasure Island Naval Station in San Francisco Bay, 22 May 1943. Note the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in the background.
Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3757-43, 5/22/43. |
Darryl Baker |
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USS Holland (AS-3) (bows on view) underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 May 1943.
Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3759-43, 5/22/43. |
Darryl Baker |
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USS Holland (AS-3) under way in San Francisco Bay as she passes under the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, 22 May 1943. (San Francisco is to the left of the photo.)
Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 375X-43, 5/22/43. |
Darryl Baker |
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USS Holland (AS-3) (amidships plan view) moored at Hunters Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, CA., 22 May 1943.
Hunters Point Navy Yard photo # 3821-43, 5/22/43. |
Darryl Baker |
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USS Holland (AS-3) (forward plan view) moored at Hunters Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, CA., 22 May 1943. Circled areas indicated changes accomplished during her overhaul.
Hunters Point Navy Yard photo # 3822-43, 5/22/43. |
Darryl Baker |
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USS Holland (AS-3) moored in Apra Harbor, Guam, in June 1945 as flagship of Commander Submarine Force Pacific. Her mainmast
was raised to support the additional radio antennas needed for flagship duty.
US Naval History and Heritage Command,
Stillwater collection, courtesy Shipscribe.com. |
Mike Green |
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USS Holland (AS-3) afloat in large sectional drydock
USS ABSD-6 at Apra Harbor, Guam, in August 1945 having Mount 52 removed as part of her conversion by ship's company to an internal combustion engine
repair ship (ARG-18). Mount 53, aft, was also removed using the dock's crane.
US Naval History and Heritage Command,
Stillwater collection, courtesy Shipscribe.com. |
Mike Green |
USS Holland (ARG-18)
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USS Holland (ARG-18) soon after her arrival at Shanghai on 5 November 1945 as flagship of Commander Service Squadron 10.
This photo was published in the 8 November 1945 issue of the Shanghai-based China Daily, which noted that although the ship's official designation was that of repair
ship she was now serving as the Service Squadron's administrative headquarters.
US Naval History and Heritage Command,
Stillwater collection, Shipscribe.com. |
Mike Green |
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USS Holland (ARG-18) moored on the Whangpoo River, Shanghai, China, 2 February 1946. |
Mark Cunningham for his father B.J. Cunningham Jr. Y/1c USNR USS Ocelot, USS Holland |
