Tracey's visit to The Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Gosport, England

 

Holland 1

Also on display at the museum is the first submarine in the Royal Navy, the Holland 1. She was commissioned in 1901 and decommissioned in 1913. While under tow to the scrap yard she sank. She was raised in 1980 and after several years of preservation was put on display.

 

 

017     The forward port side of Holland 1.

 

 

018       The after port side of Holland 1, with the side cut away for easier viewing.

 

 

018       Holland 1's screw and stern control surfaces.

 

 

019      The nose of Holland 1 with the muzzle door of the single torpedo tube.

 

 

020      The interior of Holland, showing the breech end of the torpedo tube.

 

 

021      A view looking aft inside Holland 1.

 

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