Biographical entry Holland, John Philip (1840 - 1914)

Born
29 February 1840
Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland
Died
12 August 1914
Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

John Philip Holland was an Irish-born engineer who held over 20 patents for submarine components and was the designer of the first submarine ever to be commissioned for construction by the U.S. Navy, the USS Holland (1900).

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Journal Articles

  • 'Holland Submarines', The Engineer, vol. 88, 8 December 1899, p. 583. Details
  • 'Miscellanea', The Engineer, vol. 78, 26 October 1894, p. 359. Details
  • 'Miscellanea', The Engineer, vol. 79, 11 January 1895, p. 29. Details
  • 'Miscellanea', The Engineer, vol. 79, 26 April 1895, p. 355. Details
  • 'Miscellanea', The Engineer, vol. 83, 14 May 1897, p. 496. Details
  • 'Miscellanea', The Engineer, vol. 84, 3 September 1897, p. 223. Details
  • 'American Engineering News: Submarine Torpedo Boat', The Engineer, vol. 83, 18 June 1897, p. 627. Details
  • 'The Holland Submarine Boat', The Engineer, vol. 83, 11 June 1897, p. 598. Details
  • 'American Engineering News: Submarine torpedo boat', The Engineer, vol. 85, 27 May 1898, p. 514. Details
  • 'The Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat', The Engineer, vol. 85, 13 May 1898, p. 461. Details
  • 'The Lake Submarine Boat', The Engineer, vol. 88, 6 October 1899, p. 344. Details
  • 'The Holland Submarine Boat', The Engineer, vol. 88, 28 July 1899, p. 103. Details
  • 'Miscellanea', The Engineer, vol. 89, 36572, p. 173. Details
  • 'The Holland Torpedo Boat', The Engineer, vol. 90, 36797, p. 329. Details
  • 'Submarine Torpedo Boat Holland', The Engineer, vol. 91, 36958, p. 240. Details
  • 'Notes and Memoranda', The Engineer, vol. 91, 36930, p. 141. Details
  • 'The Holland Submarine Boat', The Engineer, vol. 91, 36951, pp. 225-226. Details
  • 'Oil Engines for Submarine Torpedo Boats', The Engineer, vol. 91, 37014, p. 450. Details
  • 'From our archive, USS Holland', US Naval Institute Proceedings, vol. 133, no. 4, April 2007, p. 96. Details

Letters Patents

  • Holland, J. P., Submarine boat, United States Patent Office, 605. Details
  • Holland, J. P., Automatic diving mechanism for submarine boats, United States Patent Office, 773. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'John Philip Holland', in Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/269340/John-Philip-Holland.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby