Like a prairie dog peeking from its burrow, John P. Holland, arguably the father of the modern submarine, looks up from the conning tower of his invention after its construction in
1897.
In 1900, this boat, the sixth he built, was purchased by the U.S. government and became the USS Holland (SS-1), the first submarine in the United States Navy. Mr. Holland designed and built the sub to his own specifications and at his own expense, and became known at "The Father of the Modern Submarine". Circa 1900.
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