the Holland class were no longer considered "seaworthy" by the media. In 1910, Holland 5 ran aground off Fort Blockhouse, the location of HMS Dolphin...
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World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985, ISBN 0-87021-907-3, p. 86. HMS Holland 4 page at MaritimeQuest v t e...
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rescuers to a position that turned out to be inaccurate by about 13.5 nautical miles (15.5 mi; 25.0 km). Below decks, water was pouring into the lowest levels...
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boats, 1917–1918 Nautilus class — 1 boat, 1917 R class — 12 boats, 1918 HMS X1 — 1 boat, 1921 Odin class — 9 boats 1926–29 (subclasses Oberon 1 boat...
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was appointed to the submarine depot ship HMS Hazard, to take command of HM Submarine No.3. Along with Holland 5, she was one of the first two submarines...
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website MaritimeQuest HMS Holland 1 Pages Early Holland Submarines Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Photos of John Holland's Submarine No. 1 and...
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Hughes's daughter Eloise; banker Robert Williams Daniel; the chairman of the Holland America Line, Johan Reuchlin [de]; Arthur Wellington Ross's son John H...
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was her captain when she left the Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, England on 5 April 1912 on her way to Boston, Massachusetts. She was not carrying any passengers...
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Spindle Hull Types - Holland, A, B and C Classes". BR3043: The Development of British Submarines: From Holland No. 1 (1901) to HMS Porpoise (1930). RN...
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HMS Orion was the lead ship of her class of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career...
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HMS Holland 2 was the second Royal Navy submarine to be built, and the first to be given a non-secret launch, in February 1902. She was the second of...
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destroyers, HMAS Parramatta and Yarra, accompanied by the cruiser HMS Gibraltar, and a Dutch steamship with heavy fuel oil to bunker the destroyers. Koombana...
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27 June that year for 790,000 marks. Augsburg's registered length was 380.5 ft (116.0 m), her beam was 46.6 ft (14.2 m), and her depth was 20.3 ft (6...
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Seyne in France. Her keel was laid in April 1885, and she was launched on 5 February 1887 and completed in the summer of 1888. She was originally intended...
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New Holland (Dutch: Nieuw-Holland) is a historical European name for mainland Australia. The name was first applied to Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer...
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class K class HMS K1 HMS K2 HMS K3 HMS K4 HMS K5 HMS K6 HMS K7 HMS K8 HMS K9 HMS K10 HMS K11 HMS K12 HMS K13 HMS K14 HMS K15 HMS K16 HMS K17 HMS K26 L class...
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HMS A3 was an A-class submarine built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She sank in 1912. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed...
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HMS Waterwitch was a British hydrographic survey vessel active in eastern Asian waters from 1894 to 1912. She was a wooden vessel, purchased from a private...
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May: HMS A3 May (unknown date): USLHT Armeria, USS Pensacola 8 Jun: Vendémiaire 26 Jun: Naniwa 8 Aug: HMS Holland 5 17 Aug: Leafield 1 Sep: HMS Waterwitch...
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HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). Hood was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers to be built...
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The Ocean Almanac. London: Hutchinson Reference. p. 278. ISBN 0-09-177355-5. 1912 - Kiche Maru. Over 1,000 were lost on 28 September, when this Japanese...
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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. With 246 years...
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HMS B2 was one of 11 B-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The B class was an enlarged and improved version...
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May: HMS A3 May (unknown date): USLHT Armeria, USS Pensacola 8 Jun: Vendémiaire 26 Jun: Naniwa 8 Aug: HMS Holland 5 17 Aug: Leafield 1 Sep: HMS Waterwitch...
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1908, she moved to Charleston Navy Yard, where she was decommissioned on 5 April 1912 and later sunk in ordnance tests. "USS Ericsson (TB-2)". Navsource...
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HMS Bounty, also known as HM Armed Vessel Bounty, was a British merchant ship that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship...
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in Honolulu in December. Marines from Naniwa and the Royal Navy's cruiser HMS Champion were asked to land to defend their respective citizens during the...
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HMS Revenge was one of seven Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s. She spent much of her early...
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Jacobson-Tews, Lori. Pier Wisconsin. "The Story of the Rouse Simmons (page 5)". Accessed 12 January 2007. Stanton G, Meverden K, Thomsen T, Garey J (2007)...
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too small for the job, and the government had denied her requests to use HMS Resolute. Sailing Master Allen Young donated £500 towards the subscriptions...
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